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Historical Event on 8/18/1990

Pandit Narayan Chaturvedi, senior Hindi litterateur, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/24/1991Union budget imposes all-round price hike.
12/4/1997World Bank commits to Haryana a loan of $600 millions (about Rs. 2,350 crores) - largest single bank loan to any State.
8/4/1993Tarabai Bapat, daughter-in-law of revolutionary Senapati Bapat, died.
4/7/1962Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes.
11/3/1961Gold Bond scheme was started to boost Indian economy after Indo-China war.
6/11/1976Indira Gandhi and Brezhnev sign the Moscow Declaration of Friendship and Cooperation.
7/20/1969Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).
3/14/1998Sonia Gandhi takes over as the Congress(I) president from Sitaram Kesri.
9/9/1812The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000.