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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
2/6/1995India and France decide to set up permanent Secretariat in Paris during the Indo-French Joint Business Council in Delhi.
5/1/1897Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission.
2/20/1987Lok Dal splits over leadership issue.
1/5/1952Nawab of Pataudi Sr, cricketer (played polo 3 Tests for England 3 for India), died.
2/17/1931Viceroy of India Lord Irvin accepted Mahatma Gandhi as leader of people and invited him at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan). After the event, Winston Churchill, who later became Prime Minister of Britain, referred Gandhiji as ""the Half-Naked Fakir of India"".
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.
6/13/1943Netaji Subhashchandra Bose started his journey from Germany to Tokyo by a submarine.
2/26/1901The notes of Rs twenty denomination were issued with two issuing circles. These notes had four numeric denominations.
9/17/1799Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
3/12/1993Powerful bomb blasts at twelve various places in Mumbai takes 317 lives.