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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
6/26/1955Poland and India affirm Panchsheel.
7/14/1942Britishers Quit India resolution was passed by Congress Working Committee. They demanded departure of British and agreed on passive resistance until India's independence. It was declared on 8th August, 1942 at August Kranti Maidan (Gowalia Tank).
1/6/1980In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections.
7/14/1997India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting.
4/13/1948Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa.
6/16/1992P. D. Dhhavle, former editor of daily newspaper `Maharashtra', passed away.
3/17/1959Dalai Lama XIV flees from Tibet after Chinese military occupied Tibet.
10/2/1994Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary.
3/15/1983Farukh Abdul Latif, great politician and journalist, was born.
11/5/1927Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, met Gandhiji, S.Shriniwas Iyengar and M.A. Ansari Congress leaders at New Delhi.