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Historical Event on 8/18/1979

Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1992Shridhar Narayan Bendre, famous painter, passed away.
2/18/1911World' s first official airmail flight service with 6,500 letters and post cards was made between Bamrauli to Naini (Allahabad) on February 18, 1911.
7/14/1856Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, great social worker, was born.
4/26/1973Judge A.N. Ray became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 28/01/1977.
8/5/1909Dwijhans Kalika Prasad Dixit, great poet and educationist, was born at Gram Dedani in Uttar Pradesh.
12/31/1988Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other.
9/20/1911Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Auvalkhera, Agra.
1/26/1950Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath.
1/26/1950Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
4/8/1998Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party.