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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
7/11/2000Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".
8/1/1927Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza, famous Hindi litterateur, was born.
7/24/1989A majority of opposition members in Lok Sabha resign on the issue of C & AG report on Bofors gun deal.
1/16/1942Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
4/1/1987Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
2/25/1982J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away.
12/8/1980Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi.
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.
10/11/1968Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj passed away. (Samadhee)