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Historical Event on 7/18/1980
Madras Doordashan Centre transmitted their first colour transmission for one hour in the afternoon, and this programme was re-transmitted simultaneously by Delhi Doordarshan, India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/12/1944 | No. 7 Squadron, which had flown its Vengeances on some missions against dissident tribesmen in North Waziristan, started operations in the Arakan from an airstrip at Uderbund near Kumbigram. |
| 8/22/1915 | Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born. |
| 12/13/2000 | Vikram Sood is appointed new RAW Chief. |
| 10/9/1978 | Asian Games begin in Bangkok. |
| 4/5/1993 | G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards. |
| 9/14/1893 | Celebration of 'Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav' (Festival of Lord Ganesha) started. |
| 9/23/1952 | Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay. |
| 1/7/1993 | C. Subramaniam, Maharashtra Governor, resigns. |
| 5/20/1996 | Janaki Ramachandran, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1988), passed away. |
| 10/6/1985 | P.T. Usha sets record for 400m (Women) in 51.61 seconds at Canberra . |
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