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Historical Event on 1/18/1999

Gul Panag (20) from Delhi was crowned Femina Miss India Universe at the Miss India 1999 beauty pageant in Pune.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/19/2000Salgocar wins the Pondicherry Millennium All India Football tournament in Pondicherry.
3/4/1906Hakim Abdul Majid started his medial dispensary under the name of Hamdard Dawakhana at Delhi.
9/17/1956Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established.
9/29/2000Nayudu award goes to former India cricket captain Lt. Col. Hemu Adhikari.
6/3/1929Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born.
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
12/26/1986Consumer Rights Act was passed.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
5/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away.
8/16/1997Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.