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Historical Event on 1/18/1999

The office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is ransacked allegedly by Shiv Sainiks protesting agains Pakistan team's tour of India. Shiv Sena denies hand in attack.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1918Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.
3/30/1988Tamil Nadu beat Railways by an innings and 144 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
1/23/1954Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India.
5/2/1922Kedarnath Modi, great Industrialist in Maharashtra, was born.
6/21/1906Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away.
4/15/1980Six more private sector banks nationalized.
8/30/1992The first Indian-built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) successfully flown in Bangalore.
1/7/1685Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company, was born.
3/29/1977S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77).
6/5/1998Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997.