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Historical Event on 1/18/1970

Kishan Singh at Cuttack sets record for 50 Km W.in 4.19.48.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1991Norberto Carvalho, vetern freedom fighter of Goa freedom fight, passed away.
2/22/1996Madanlal Khurana, Delhi CM, resigns (Hawala scandal).
2/28/1918Srinivas Ramanujan, famous Indian scientist, was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
4/23/1929Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at Bombay.
5/8/1996Poll counting begins.
6/13/1965Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune.
11/7/1995India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham).
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
2/3/1977Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering.
1/31/1996Asia's first Sports University inaugurated in Pune.