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Historical Event on 8/18/1990

Pandit Narayan Chaturvedi, senior Hindi litterateur, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/28/1872Albert P Sarraut, French Governor General of Indo-China (1911..19)/PM (1933/36), was born.
7/22/1981India's first experimental geo-stationary communication satellite 'Apple' started working which was launched on June 19, 1981.
1/1/1918Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.
10/2/1993Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas.
8/4/1928Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born.
1/17/1909Bejoy Kumar Sinha, journalist and social worker, was born at Kanpur.
10/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989.
10/31/1984Chittorgarh Fort was captured by Mughal Emperor Akbar which was circled from outside since 20th October 1567. This victory was achieved with the help of Jaimal and Patta.
1/19/1992Manvendra Mukherji, famous singer and music director, passed away.
8/2/1959Little Theatre was established.