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Historical Event on 3/18/1996

President confers gallantry awards on 65 personnel of the defence forces.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/13/1911Ashok Kumar Ganguly, famous film actor, was born. He is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
4/12/1801William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta.
8/6/1996SC asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to I.T. department.
6/20/1858Gwalior fort was captured by British troops and the first Indian Sepoy Mutiny officially came to an end.
1/26/199921 dalits are gunned down by the Ranbit Sena in Jahanabad district in Bihar.
1/26/1995Three powerful bombs rip through a celebration at a sports stadium in Kashmir as the State Governor addresses the crowd;7 people killed and 47 injured.
10/13/1991Shatrughan Sinha, film star, decides to contest New Delhi Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket against Rajesh Khanna, the Congress nominee.
1/26/1950Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath.
12/13/1986Smita Patil, famous film actress, passed away.
6/28/1928Baburao Sadvelkar, famous painter, was born.