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Historical Event on 1/18/1970

Kishan Singh at Cuttack sets record for 50 Km W.in 4.19.48.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/18/1993Jayalalitha goes on fast on Cauvery issue.
9/12/1998India, Malaysia sign an agreement on cooperation in science and technology in Kuala Lumpur.
8/1/1955Arun Lal, cricketer (Indian batsman in sixteen Tests 1982-89), was born in Moradabad, U.P.
9/19/1990Rajeev Goswami, a student of Delhi University, attempts to self immolate himself in protest against the implementation of Mandal Commission Report.
11/3/1997India presents G-15 with agenda for a fair deal in Kuala Lumpur. India calls upon Group of 15 developing countries to ""build convergences among nations and encourage G-7 to pursue structured and issue-based dialogue with us'
9/1/1998Tatas withdraw their Rs. 1,475-crore proposal to operate an airline with foreign equity participation in the domestic sector.
8/7/1905The first political documentary ootage was the Great Bengal Partition Movement: Meeting and Procession shot by Jyotish Sarkar and Jamshedji F. Madan in Calcutta.
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).
10/17/1906Swami Ramtirtha, great social reformer and poet, died at the age of 33.
11/7/1990Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78.