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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
10/30/1994Swaran Singh, 87, former External Affairs minister, died.
3/30/1929Weekly postal service across 5,000-miles by aeroplane started between England and India serving India, Egypt, Palestine and Iraq in London.
2/11/1993Naik sacks six ministers in Maharashtra.
11/21/1921Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike.
11/25/1987India all out for 75 vs West Indies at Delhi. Patterson took 5-24.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
10/25/1997180mw Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala commissioned after 13 long years.
12/4/1888Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, was born.
1/11/1986Union Government declares Ladakh a Scheduled Tribe area under a constitutional amendment order by the President, applying article 342 for the first time to J&K.
10/6/1969Bruna Coutinho, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calangute, Goa. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1996.