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Historical Event on 1/18/1999

Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/19/1991About 20 crore voters go to the polls in the first phase of election in 204 constituencies of the 10th Lok Sabha.
9/25/1997India clinches the Red & White Latif Masters International Snooker title in Karachi.
9/21/1746French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras.
5/22/199611th Lok Sabha's first session begins.
7/31/1964Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC retired from the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.
1/1/1900Doordrahsan was started. Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati.
3/16/1832Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away.
5/25/1936Rusi Framroz Surti, cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969), was born in Surat, Gujarat.
9/23/1983Supreme Court upholds execution of criminals through hanging by rope.