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Historical Event on 2/18/1999

Ramakrishna Hedge, Commerce Minister, launched the India Brand Equity Fund (IBEF).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1999Home Minister L. K. Advani said that the BJP was ready to provide letters of support.
6/20/1873Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.
6/20/1873Amir Timur of Timur Lang invaded India with 92 squadrons of horses and 90,000 cavalry and reached the banks of Sindhu river near Atak city (now in Pakistan). He then attacked Delhi because its Muslim Sultanate was too tolerant of Hindu idolatry. A Mongolian follower of Sufism, he was one of the most ruthless of all conquerors. Timur crossed the Indus River at Attock (now in Pakistan) on 24 September 1398.
8/28/1998India and Pakistan clash at the Security Council after New Delhi denounced the running of terrorist training camps in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Afghanistan.
12/25/1937Pitambar Datt Kaushika, great educationist, was born at Bulandshahar.
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
8/9/1995India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement.
4/20/1993Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade.
12/28/1883Under the leadership of Surendra Nath Banerji, the political group of Bengal organised National Conference as ""Bharat Sabha"".
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.