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Historical Event on 2/18/1999

Ramakrishna Hedge, Commerce Minister, launched the India Brand Equity Fund (IBEF).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/11/1991Over 106.6 million voters go to the second phase of national polls.
12/14/1936Kamalkant Bhattacharya, Assamese thinker and author, passed away.
6/13/1927Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.
12/31/1966Bishen Singh Bedi made his Test Cricket debut vs West Indies at Calcutta.
9/10/2000Marat Safin wins the men's singles in the US open championship.
5/2/1968Lok Sabha passed the Public Providend Fund Act.
1/28/1999Central Zone won the Deodhar Trophy, defeating South in their final in Agartala.
8/12/1919Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad.
6/1/1944M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away.
4/18/1930Surya Sen alias Masterda attacked on Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army.