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Historical Event on 8/18/1990

President R Venkataraman presented the colours to the Officers Training Academy in recognition of their services to the Nation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/6/1980Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
7/8/1996T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award.
8/5/1965M. V. Sridhar, cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad vs Andhra Pradesh, 1994), was born.
1/18/1998Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India.
10/3/2000Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee buys peace with the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee by agreeing to a partial rollback of the hike in prices of petroleum products.
9/19/1962Jawaharlal Nehru was devastated when China began attacks on India's northern frontier leading to Indo-China War.
4/9/1783Tipu Sultan drives out English from Bednoor, India.
1/9/1993An Indian Airlines TU-154 plane crash lands in Delhi, all the 165 on board escape; Civil Aviation Minister Scindia resigns; PM cancels Dhaka visit; SAARC summit put off.
4/20/1989President's rule imposed in Karnataka.