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Historical Event on 8/18/1997

Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1985Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning.
9/21/1857Bahadurshah Jafar - II surrendered against the British troops.
8/6/2000Sundararajan Kidambi becomes the new International Master in the Beil Open chess championship at Biel.
7/17/1979Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
10/2/1910Frank C. Brown, educationist and social worker, was born.
3/17/1995Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority.
4/15/1890Gaganvihari Lalubhai Mehta, famous Indian economist, politician and journalist, was born.
3/22/1977Janata and its allies gain absolute majority in Lok Sabha.
7/20/1829Jankibai passed away in jail.
4/15/1996Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.