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Historical Event on 7/18/1997

Fifth Pay Commission report approved by Central Govt.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/1856Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born.
5/6/1967Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.
11/14/1957Children's Day.
10/12/1911Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay.
2/28/1994Budget with Tax Concessions of Rs.40.81 billion and a deposit of Rs.90.60 billion presented by Dr. Manmohan Singh in Parliament.
5/5/1955Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.
5/8/1994Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away.
3/4/1924Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad' wrote the song 'Jhanda Ooncha Rahe Hamara'.
8/30/1659Aurangzeb plotted the death of his brother Dara Shikoh and beheaded him. He was buried in a vault under the dome of Humayun's tomb.
8/30/1983Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.