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Historical Event on 2/18/1974

Daniel Moynihan, US ambassador to India, presents $2,046,700,000 cheque.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/19/1994The Tamil Nadu Bill for continuance of the 69\% reservation policy in the state receives the President's assent.
11/29/1996Shaleem I. Shervani, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and President, ICMR Governing Body, was the Chief Guest at the concluding ceremony of the year long celebrations of the 85th year of ICMR at New Delhi. He released a special issue of the ICMR Bulletin on this occasion and presented momentos to the former Additional Directors-General and Directors-General of the ICMR.
4/1/1979Central Institute of Fisheries Education came under the Administrative Control of Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
5/14/1996H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.
12/8/1996Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest cricketer to make 3000 runs in test cricket (at the age of 23 yrs and 228 days.)
11/6/1999Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India.
5/25/1996DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry.
2/28/1930Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates.
11/9/1962Dhondo Keshav Karve, social reformer and educationist Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
10/28/1888Gandhiji reaches London. Lives on vegatarian diet. Takes lessons in dancing and music for a short time, thinking they are necessary parts of a gentleman's equipment.