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Historical Event on 10/18/1980

The first Himalayan Car Rally of 5,377.9 km was started from Brabourne Stadium, Bombay with 74 starters.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1930Government announced 15 yrs and 18 yrs as minimum marriageable age for girls and boys. This is presently remodified.
4/23/1795East India Company gave Warren Hastings a grant of the money and he was honourably acquitted of the charges.
12/21/1952Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.
10/15/1999Maharashtra Governor P. C. Alexander asks both the BJP-Shiv Sena combine and the Congress(I) for proof.
11/16/1997Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender.
9/30/1996PVN Rao, who was to appear in court in the Pathak cheating case, gets a reprieve
12/15/1976Baichung Bhutia, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Gangtok, Sikkim.
5/8/1992Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away.
9/17/1960Agreement reached with Pakistan on the distribution of the River Indus and its tributaries.
11/6/1997Chief Executives of public sector banks and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, after a meeting in New Delhi, decide to grant greater administrative autonomy to select public sector banks.