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Historical Event on 11/18/1974
Rajni Pannikar,noted story writer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/21/1988 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3. |
| 9/9/1999 | Mahesh Bhupathi and Ai Sugiyama won the mixed doubles title in the U.S. Open. |
| 1/10/1998 | Geet Sethi retains National billiards title in Calcutta. |
| 1/16/1985 | Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. |
| 5/9/1997 | At least 71 persons were killed and nine injured when a truck carrying a marriage party plunges into gorge near Gasota in Hamerpur district of Himachal Pradesh. |
| 3/26/1993 | Surajkund AICC okays dual posts for Narasimha Rao. |
| 3/4/1994 | Lech Walesa, Polish President, visit India. |
| 2/13/1601 | John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London. |
| 10/9/1877 | Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das, great freedom fighter, social reformer, educationist, poet, author, lawyer of modern Orrisa, was born in Puri District, Orissa. |
| 7/13/1988 | Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit. |
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