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Historical Event on 9/18/1992

M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/8/1996T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award.
6/3/1977K. Brahmananda Reddi elected President of the Indian National Congress.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
11/8/1893Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.
2/10/1921Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Kashi Vidya Peeth.
7/9/1951India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
10/15/1996H.D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, launched the concluding ceremony of the 85th year of ICMR at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. He also gave away the ICMR Prizes and Awards (1994-95) to outstanding bio-medical scientists of India.
8/1/1997Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
2/1/1942Lt Col HT Hogan raised the Regiment at Malir Cantonment.