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Historical Event on 1/18/1998

Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1992Andhra government's order of setting up 12 private medical colleges quashed by a full bench of the High Court.
5/4/1993Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice.
12/3/1882Nandalal Bose, great Indian painter and master, was born in Bengal.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.
7/25/1997Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.
11/14/1995National Human Rights Commission's conference on 'Human Rights in Prisons' begins in New Delhi.
7/21/1993Jayalalitha ends fast, Centre to set up a committee; Karnataka rejects the proposal.
3/27/1989Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy.
6/13/1940Revolutionary leader Udham Singh was hanged for charges of assassinating Micheal Odair, who was the Governor General of Punjab at the time of Jalianwala Baug massacre.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.