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Historical Event on 1/18/1998

India overtake a Pakistan total of 314 to win one-day final in Dhaka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/23/1983Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the seventh biennial Commonwealth Summit, meets in New Delhi.
10/24/1930Raj Bagri, Indies and British merchant in metal, was born.
5/3/1764Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.
4/17/1675Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar.
2/6/1990Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown.
8/7/1906First Tricoloured National Flag consisting of Green, Yellow and Red, with eight Lotuses on the top, second strip carrying ""Vande Matara"" in Devnagri and the third strip having Sun and Cresent Moon, was hoisted at Green Park in Calcutta by Surendranath Banerjee.
8/20/1993Mother Teresa hospitalized for malaria.
5/25/1996Kathapurushan' wins best film national award.
1/15/1966The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons.
2/19/1974Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai.