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Historical Event on 9/18/2000
President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/26/1989 | India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean. |
| 12/21/1881 | Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Rajim, M.P. |
| 2/8/1921 | Chamber prince of a Royal Proclamation was inaugurated. |
| 3/27/1997 | 40 more inducted in UP cabinet, raising strength to 45. |
| 1/2/1754 | Robert Clive again attacked and annexed Calcutta from Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah. |
| 2/14/1990 | An Indian Airlines Airbus crashes at Bangalore killing 92 people. |
| 3/17/1985 | Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away. |
| 9/17/1956 | Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established. |
| 3/26/1977 | Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet. |
| 4/23/1751 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born. |
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