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Historical Event on 4/18/1998

Dr. A. R. Kidwai is appointed Governor of West Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/18/1995Criminal Law (Amendment Bill, 1995) introduced in Parliament to replace the 10-year-old controversial TADA Act.
12/1/1994Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
4/3/1966First Indian-made computer commissioned in Jadavpur University campus.
7/3/1838Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of `Prarthana Samaj', was born.
4/5/1957The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala.
12/24/1999Koneru Humpy won the under-12 boys' title and P. Harikrishna won the Under-14 boys' title at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in Ahmedabad.
11/21/1947First Stamp of Independent India was released
2/13/1601John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
4/16/1853The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns.