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Historical Event on 6/18/1979

Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
3/3/1997Indian Socialist Party headed by Arangil Sridharan merges with Lok Sakthi. It was floated by Ramakrishna Hedge.
9/20/1933Annie Besant, veteran freedom fighter for India, died.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
12/23/1977Harvinder Singh, great Indian ODI pace-bowler (1997), was born.
9/27/1990Kabita Garari sets record for 10 Km W (Women) in 48.10 at Beijing Asian Games.
11/16/1835Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'. (16 or19).
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
3/27/1997Punjab men and Railway women win National volleyball league in Tiruppur.
3/10/1998A. B. Vajpayee agrees to form a government with 252 members including the BJP and it's allies.