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Historical Event on 4/18/1998

Dr. A. R. Kidwai is appointed Governor of West Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1959Premier Chou En-lai insists Tibetan Dalai Lama was abducted to India.
8/25/1997Cabinet approved the draft of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was to replace the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA).
1/31/1994Punjab and Haryana High Court orders plastic surgery to remove 'Jebkatri' (pickpocket) tattooed on the forehead of four women by Amritsar Police.
6/17/1862Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died.
10/27/2000The Vajpayee Government 'clears' the names of Surjit Singh Barnala, Prabhat Kumar and Dinanath Tiwari for appointment as the Governors of the new States of Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh respectively.
5/2/1926Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.
10/10/1991Anantrao Laxmanrao Kulmarni, editor of monthly magzine 'Sajjangad' and weekly 'Samarth', died.
8/12/2000Neelam Jaswant Singh heaves the discus to a National mark (59.53m) in the Travancore National circuit athletics meet in Thiurvananthapuram.
5/2/1985Banarsidas Chaturvedi, famous writer and journalist, passed away.
11/9/1913Weekly 'Pratap' was published from Kanpur which was edited by Ganesh Shankar Vidyrarthi.