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Historical Event on 1/1/1918
Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/29/1933 | Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'. |
| 10/9/1987 | Official Languages Rules, 1976 amended. |
| 4/6/2000 | The Government permits use of LPG as auto fuel. |
| 4/6/2000 | Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India. |
| 11/3/1984 | Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated. |
| 7/7/1998 | Nag, indigenously developed anti-tank missile, is test-fired again. |
| 5/4/1992 | India and Russia sign a five-year agreement on trade and economic cooperation. |
| 1/15/1918 | K.C.D. Brahaspati, great poet, playwright and orientalist, was born at Rampur, UP. |
| 5/15/1997 | Yaseen Malik, All-Party Hurriyat Conference leader, was released from Tihar jail. |
| 8/18/1951 | Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal. |
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