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Historical Event on 1/18/2000

S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/15/1860M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too.
3/2/2000Om Prakash Chautala, Indian National Lok Dal supremo, sworn in the 18th Chief Minister of Haryana.
4/27/1854First telegram was sent between Mumbai and Pune.
3/30/1993Air Time Committee Chief P.S. Deodhar and its members resign in protest against the implementation of the metro channel of Doordarshan.
3/30/1993Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born.
8/12/1897Major Gegeral Himmat Singh, Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Duputy Defence Minister, was born.
1/15/1918K.C.D. Brahaspati, great poet, playwright and orientalist, was born at Rampur, UP.
9/25/1993Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General.
12/14/1920Akali Dal established.
7/26/1927Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi.