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Historical Event on 1/18/1999

Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1998India 'B' beats Sri Lanka 3-2 in the final of the Bristol Freedom Cup four-nation football tournament in Colombo.
12/26/1989India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.
11/17/1991Sharad Pawar wins in Baramati.
7/3/1897Hansa Mehta, educationist and social reformer, was born at Surat (Gujarat).
10/31/1999Efforts to restore rail and telecom links on a war footing.
10/14/1884Lala Har Dayal, revolutionary, nationalist and freedom fighter, was born at Delhi.
7/5/1993Air Marshal Swarup Krishna Kaul appointed Chief of Air Staff.
1/31/1963Peacock declared as National Bird of India.
9/10/1623Shah Jahan entered Rajputana and raided Amber crossing the Tapti. He arrived near the kingdom of Golconda and from there passed on to Orissa which was surrendered to him.
1/18/1995The 4-nation non-official initiative on Arms Reduction and Disarmament concludes with Goa Declaration (also called Shanghai-II).