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Historical Event on 8/18/1957

Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961.

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7/21/1977K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
4/1/1963Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed.
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7/3/1661Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II.
7/3/1661Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, fought Babur near Kanwa at Agra and lost the battle and died thereafter. He had vowed not to enter Chittogarh without a victory.
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6/1/1964Nava Paisa, established in 1947, was renamed as 'Paisa'.