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Historical Event on 8/18/1957

Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1999Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it.
3/7/2000A. Madhava Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister, dies in a landmine blast at Ghatkesar village in Ranga Reddy district.
7/29/1979Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
4/1/1963Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed.
1/15/1965Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras.
11/6/1993First-ever elections to the Delhi Assembly.
3/21/1995A.K. Antony elected CM of Kerala.
1/6/1947All India Congress Commitee accepted the division of country.
9/17/1876Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was born in Debanandpur village.
4/6/1919Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rollatt Act .This was the first strike.