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Historical Event on 4/18/1959

India, Pakistan sign one-year pact on Indus River irrigation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1911Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Auvalkhera, Agra.
1/18/1998Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India.
7/30/1987India says it will revive the 'Agni' IRBM programe.
5/15/1958Gift Tax Act was introduced.
4/1/1993National Aeronautical Laboratory becomes National Aerospace Laboratories.
9/16/1931Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting.
10/17/1997Prime Minister lays foundation stone of the Science City being set up at Jalandhar, Punjab.
9/9/1997Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.
8/29/1612Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese.
5/1/1915Rameshwar Shukla 'Anchal', modern Hindi poet, novelist and essay writer, was born.