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Historical Event on 11/18/1964

Dharam Vira was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27-06-1966

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/1917The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission.
3/3/1930Untouchable people fought to enter the temple of 'Kala Rama' at Nasik.
3/17/1991The first Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-IA completes three years of successful operation. (18-3-91).
11/1/1996K.L. Chugh and J.N. Sapru, former chairmen of ITC, remanded to custody in connection with FERA violation case.
11/15/1911First meeting of the governing body of the Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA) was held at the Plague Laboratory, Bombay, under the Chairmanship of Sir Harcourt Butler.
10/30/1966First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park.
7/3/1991Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996.
2/13/1994Yashwant Narsingh Kelkar, senior historian and journalist in Maharashtra, passed away.
7/1/1879Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department.
6/6/1961Central Institute of Fisheries Education, a deemed university, was established in Mumbai to impart post-graduate education and training, mainly to the in-service fisheries personnel of the country to provide trained manpower for the fisheries developmental activities.