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Historical Event on 6/18/1997
Prakash Padukone launches IBC.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/1/1958 | Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave. |
| 5/31/1947 | Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India's vivisection. |
| 2/5/1922 | Gandhiji, following Chauri Chaura (U.P.) tragedy in which 22 police constables and one sub-inspector were burnt to death by a mob, fasts for five days and abandons plan of satyagraha movement. |
| 8/23/1986 | B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989. |
| 5/14/1923 | Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founder members of Indian Congress and social reformer, passed away. |
| 1/21/1970 | Harivinayak Pataskar, former Central Minister and Governor of Madhya Pradesh, passed away. |
| 3/3/1948 | B. S. Munje, founder of Bhosla Military School, passed away. |
| 12/23/1964 | India & Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed. |
| 1/8/1925 | Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"". |
| 12/6/1962 | India closes its consulates in Communist China. |
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