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Historical Event on 5/18/1946
Gandhiji discusses Plan with Cabinet Mission.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/18/1946 | Allauddin Masood Shah, Sultan of Dehli, was thrown off the throne. |
| 1/1/1988 | On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking. |
| 3/27/1977 | The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971. |
| 3/27/1977 | Guru Ramdasji died. His son Arjun Dev succeeded him and changed the offerings to the Guru into a regular tax. |
| 10/26/1890 | Martyr Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was born at Allahabad. He was also the editor of revolutionary weekly 'Pratap'. |
| 6/29/2000 | The Election Commission derecognises seven regional parties in some states -- Samata Party in Haryana, Shiv Sena in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the RJD in Manipur, NTR-Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh, the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) in Chandigarh, the United Minority Front in Assam and the Haryana Vikas Party in Haryana-- These will remain registered but unrecognised parties. |
| 10/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. |
| 8/15/1921 | Amrit Rai, novelist and translater, was born . |
| 8/9/1942 | Mahatma Gandhi after announcing 'do or die' slogan alongwith 'Quit India Movement' at Bombay was arrested along with 50 others. Gandhiji was interned in Aga Khan Palace at Poona. This Do or Die slogan deep rooted in Indian hearts and resulted in nationwide Quit India Movment. This day is commemorated as ""Kranti Day"". Govind Vallabh Pant was send to Ahmednagar Jail, while Sarojini Naidu and many other leaders were also arrested. |
| 3/19/1998 | BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India. |
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