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Historical Event on 7/18/1987

Arun Singh, union minister of state for defence, resigns from the cabinet.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/9/1984Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.
3/6/1962Ambika Chakrovorty, great revolutionary and warrior, passed away.
8/23/1947Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.
5/29/1967First blowdown of the 4 ft trisonic tunnel; the tunnel with all auxiliary facilities such as compressor system, electrical sub-station, design office and model fabrication shop is formally set up and commissioned by National Aeronautical Laboratory.
4/1/1962Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
9/29/1907Labour MP James Keir Hardie accuses UK of running India 'like the Czar runs Russia'
6/11/1930A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more.
7/7/1946Gandhiji addressed the A.I.C.C. meeting at Bombay; Congress accepted the Cabinet Mission plan of May 16.
11/14/1914Eight Language panel were started on the Rs. five denomination again. The printing colour of note was red. These languages were Urdu, Telugu, Kaithi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Burmese and Gujarati.
10/31/1997Rushmi Chakravarthy makes it a double in the National hardcourt tennis in Mumbai.