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Historical Event on 9/18/1992

M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1999The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
7/15/1948Establishment of 'PEPS' (Patiyala and East Punjab States Union).
6/26/1906M.P. Sivagnanam, famous Tamil writer and social worker, was born at Madras.
12/21/1998The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen.
11/7/1862Bahadurshah Jafar -II died at Rangoon in British prision.
5/1/1996Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court.
6/13/1999The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector.
9/12/1786Lord Cornwallis was appointed, and became Governor General of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief Army Officer.
7/21/1999Bansi Lal, Haryana Chief Minister, quits before seeking a trust vote; and rebels form a separate party.