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Historical Event on 2/18/1998

C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1962Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation.
12/6/1946Homeguard Organination was established.
1/16/1997Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai.
1/16/1997Chaitanya Maha Prabhu, vaishnav Sant, passed away. His mortal remains at Puri.(9/7or 29/6).
9/2/1984Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar.
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
12/31/1966Bishen Singh Bedi made his Test Cricket debut vs West Indies at Calcutta.
3/17/19674th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed.
4/21/1992RBI eases credit policy, lending rates reduced from 6 to 4; 13\% interest ceiling on deposits.
6/5/1997I. K. Gujral's visit to Nepal was marked by signing of Power Trade Agreement and MoU on civil aviation.