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Historical Event on 8/18/2000
The Supreme Court rejects a petition filed by former Navy chief Vishnu Bhagwat challenging his dismissal from service and the consequent direction stripping him of the title Admiral.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/1/1963 | D.P. Kohli held office as the founder director of Central Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I.) from 1st April, 1963 (to 31st May, 1968). Earlier, he was Inspector-General of Police of the Special Police Establishment. |
| 6/17/1991 | Prabhakar Machve, famous litterateur, passed away. |
| 2/8/1971 | Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM. |
| 2/8/1907 | Madhavravji Golwalkar, sarsanghchalak of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born. |
| 8/8/1912 | Prabhulal Bhatnagar, mathematician and Padmabhushan awardee, was born. |
| 5/1/1998 | The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri. |
| 8/19/1993 | Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died. |
| 1/15/1656 | Chhatrapati Shivaji conquered Javali state. |
| 1/30/1996 | Supreme Court directs CBI and other govt. agencies to speed up the Jain hawala probe. |
| 11/30/1974 | India, Pakistan decide to end the ten-year trade ban. |
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