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Historical Event on 1/18/1998
Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/12/1928 | Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike. |
| 9/25/1984 | Indian Army withdraws from the Golden Temple; repair of Akal Takht complete. |
| 1/31/1996 | Asia's first Sports University inaugurated in Pune. |
| 1/21/1922 | Juda Reuben, cricket Test umpire for 10 tests from 1969-77, was born in Mumbai. |
| 3/16/1945 | Ganesh Damodar Savarkar, who was a revolutionary and brother of Swatantriya Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, passed away. |
| 3/31/1992 | The new five-year Export-Import policy relaxes restrictions. |
| 4/4/1786 | In British Parliament, Berk alleged 11 corruption charges against Indian Governor General Warren Hastings. |
| 1/20/1999 | Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award. |
| 12/25/1937 | Pitambar Datt Kaushika, great educationist, was born at Bulandshahar. |
| 9/28/1924 | In penance for riots, Gandhi, on hunger strike in Delhi, proclaimed he would break his fast only at death. |
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