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Historical Event on 7/18/1946

U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/4/1951Eleven countries and 489 male and female athletes participated in the first Asian Games started at National Stadium in New Delhi.
10/2/1999Home Minister L. K. Advani said that the BJP was ready to provide letters of support.
9/8/1995Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
5/9/1992M. J. Pherwani, National Housing Bank Chairman, resigns following his bank's involvement in the Security scandal.
12/5/1931Gandhiji leaves England for India.
6/2/2000Justice A. M. Ahmadi, former Chief Justice of India, appointed Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award.
10/1/1854Postal stamp introduced in India. These lithographed stamps were of denominations of half anna and one anna. These stamps bore the Head of Queen Victoria with India at top and value at bottom. The half anna stamp was printed between May 5 to July 29 and printing of one anna stamp commenced on July 26.
7/26/1991Indian, UN Observer Mission in El Salvador joined (ONUSAL from Jul 1991 To Apr 1995).
9/12/1905Anglo-Japanese treaty provides for Japan to help safeguard India at London.
10/30/1994Swaran Singh, 87, former External Affairs minister, died.