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Historical Event on 1/18/1999

The office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is ransacked allegedly by Shiv Sainiks protesting agains Pakistan team's tour of India. Shiv Sena denies hand in attack.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1803Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India.
8/5/1992The Supreme Court appoints a 3-member panel to visit Ayodhya and report on the new structures there.
5/2/1908Police in Calcutta discover a cache of explosives for use in alleged anarchist plot.
10/30/1992India and China decide to continue peace measures and open more points for border trade.
9/6/1674Faced with a critical situation, De la Haye had to capitulate and surrender St Thome to the Dutch who allowed the Sultan of Golconda to re-occupy it.
4/21/1975Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation.
7/17/1996All 47 ministers in Madhya Pradesh submit resignations to CM Digvijay Singh.
12/8/1999Brij Bhupinder Singh alias Lalli, former Punjab Minister, was arrested on charges of fraud and disappropriation of public funds.
5/6/1971D. Sen became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 29/03/77).
8/9/1892Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, was born.