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Historical Event on 11/18/1964

Dharam Vira was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27-06-1966

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1960Maharashtra State Sahkari Grihvitta Corporation was established.
9/23/1911Rappal Sangmeshwar Krishnan, noted physics expert of India, was born.
2/22/1873Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born.
5/1/1922Madhu Limaye, great politician, freedom fighter, writer and national leader, was born at Pune, Maharashtra.
5/1/1922Affonso de Albuquerque wrote, ""My determination now is to prevent any Moor entering Goa, to leave a sufficient force of men and ships in the place, then with another fleet visit the Red sea and Ormu
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
11/18/2000Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, said there would be no cuts in Income Tax rates in the next budget, and signalled that the reforms process will continue.
2/10/1921Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and nobel prize winner, passed away.
3/30/1999Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam.
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.