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Historical Event on 8/18/1979

Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/11/1984574 Sikh army deserters arrested.
6/11/1984Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away.
1/28/1925Raja Ramanna, fourth President of Indian Atomic Energy Commission, was born.
3/22/1993The Lok Sabha passes the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 1993 and the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 1993.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
9/28/1837Bahadur Shah-II ascended the throne and became the emperor of Delhi at the age of 62 following the death of his father Akbar Shah-II.
1/20/1817Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.
6/1/1959National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director.
1/24/1976Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries.
8/1/1997Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil.