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Historical Event on 8/18/1979
Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/16/1958 | Raghuram Adwai Bhat, great Indian left-arm spinner 1983-84, was born at Mangalore. |
| 9/27/1873 | Vithalbhai Patel, great freedom fighter, social worker, nationalist leader, politician and President of the Central Assembly, was born at Karmasad, Gujarat. |
| 4/1/1978 | India's sixth Five-Year Plan commenced. |
| 2/14/1932 | Madhubala (Mumtaj Begam), film actress, was born. |
| 11/12/1990 | Uttar Pradesh Government raises the reservation for Backward Classes in direct recruitment to State Services from 15 to 27 per cent. |
| 5/25/1996 | DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry. |
| 12/14/1999 | India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test. |
| 12/8/1875 | Tej Bahadur Sapru, great leader, was born. |
| 9/18/1967 | English was adopted the official language of Nagaland . |
| 6/15/1991 | About 50% of the 180.3 million electorate cast their votes in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections. |
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