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Historical Event on 1/18/1990
Farooq Abdullah, J&K CM, quits.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/22/1680 | Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died. |
| 5/23/1942 | Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell and his men arrive at Dimapur, having retreated 150 miles (240 km) through the Burmese jungle. `We took a hell of a beating,' he said. |
| 10/27/1999 | The Archbishop of Delhi rules out Pope John Paul II's dialogue with the VHP during his visit to India in November. |
| 9/30/1981 | Pakistan Commando soldiers release 66 hostages in Lahore from five Khalistan hijackers and activists of the Dal Khalsa International. |
| 8/16/1974 | A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977. |
| 7/13/1930 | Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India. |
| 12/22/1940 | Manvendranath Rai established the Radical Democratic Party. |
| 10/24/1605 | Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra. |
| 4/29/1960 | Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away. |
| 6/1/1993 | Premkumar Sharma, MLA of Bhartiya Janata Party, was assassinated. |
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