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Historical Event on 1/18/1998

Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1941Arjuncharan Srimukh Sethi was born in Odang village in Balasore (now known as Bhadrak) in Orissa.
11/1/1930S. R. Bose, cricket test umpire for one test in 1983-84, was born in Bihar.
10/4/1857Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, was born at Mandvi village, Gujarat.
7/27/1991Army called out in Srinagar valley after an attack on security forces in which 17 persons were killed.
7/21/1962Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.
7/27/1889Branch of Indian National Congress, 'British India Committee' , was established under the leadership of Dadabhai Navroji.
5/1/1981Sindhudurga district was formed in Maharashtra State.
8/26/1947Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.
2/28/1930Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates.
12/27/1962India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir.