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Historical Event on 10/18/1980

The first Himalayan Car Rally of 5,377.9 km was started from Brabourne Stadium, Bombay with 74 starters.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1973Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
6/6/199614 Janata Dal legislators revolt in Karnataka against the composition of the J H Patel ministry.
4/30/1992Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
11/15/192116 Gurkha troops killed by anti-British rebels.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
6/10/1946Gandhiji refused to enthuse over allied victory as it was not a ""victory of truth over false-hood"".
8/4/1929Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician.
3/27/1942Gandhiji meets Sir Stafford Cripps in New Delhi; later declares Cripps proposals to be a ""post-dated cheque"".
7/14/1997India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting.
7/12/1957Sahajada Karim became Aga Khan.