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Historical Event on 1/18/1999

The office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is ransacked allegedly by Shiv Sainiks protesting agains Pakistan team's tour of India. Shiv Sena denies hand in attack.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/28/1924Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, passed away on June 28 at Calcutta.
3/20/1951Madanlal Udhouram Sharma, cricketer (Indian medium pacer in the 70's), was born in Amritsar.
3/13/1989The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab.
1/15/1998Gulzari Lal Nanda, Gandhian freedom fighter and twice acting Prime Minister in 1964 and 1966, died in Ahmedabad at the age of 100 years.
10/1/1949'Marathi Rangbhumi' , a drama company, established.
4/1/1878Calcutta Museum was opened for general public.
3/21/1995Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970.
3/27/1898Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of Modern India, passed away at Aligarh.
9/18/1917Sher Singh, educationist and politician, was born at Baghpur (Haryana).
6/9/1948Laloo Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar, was born.