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Historical Event on 1/18/1997

Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme Phase II begins.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1987The Railway Minister announces introduction of 8 superfast trains from April 1.
7/13/1998India and Germany sign an agreement on promoting and protecting investment in Bonn.
1/5/1671Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals.
7/1/1941C. Y. Chintamani died.
8/5/1939In the first case to be brought under Prohibition laws, a railroad passenger was today convicted of possessing a bottle of brandy in Bombay.
2/8/1994Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432.
6/23/1993RBI cuts minimum lending rate by 1%.
2/1/1901Six language penel were started on the Rs. five dinomination. These notes were single sided and the back side could be used for accounting purposes. The six languages were Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, Kaithi, Kannada and Tamil. The paper used for printing was white hand made and moulded.
10/13/1911Sister Nivedita, follower of Vivekanand, died.
2/7/1864P. S. S. Iyyer, famous lawyer and educationalist, was born.