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Historical Event on 8/18/1979
Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/2/1911 | Chamaklal Dahyabhai Vyas, great poet, was born at Gujarat, Vyara. |
| 1/16/1985 | Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. |
| 5/11/1987 | President's rule imposed in Punjab. |
| 6/11/1997 | I.K. Gujral, PM, asserts that India had not deployed the `Prithvi' ballistic missile anywhere in the country or on the border. |
| 2/17/1907 | Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), passed away. |
| 5/2/1908 | Police in Calcutta discover a cache of explosives for use in alleged anarchist plot. |
| 8/22/1818 | Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85. |
| 8/1/1920 | Bipin Chandra Pal opposed to the Non Co-operation Movement and retired from politics, but movement was approved by Congress. |
| 9/4/1990 | An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities. |
| 10/13/1905 | Sister Nivedita died. |
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