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Historical Event on 1/18/1948
Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/18/1948 | Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara. |
6/18/1988 | V.P.Singh defeats Congress rival Sunil Shastri in Allahabad Lok Sabha election. |
11/2/1841 | Akbar Khan revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan. |
6/10/1997 | Three Indians - Kumaramangalam Birla, Ratan Tata and Dhirubhai Ambani - figure in the list of Asia's top 100 super rich. |
6/12/1897 | Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll). |
7/24/1991 | Industrial licensing scrapped. |
7/24/1991 | Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi. |
9/18/1967 | English was adopted the official language of Nagaland . |
2/6/1932 | Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed. |
3/31/1986 | Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam. |
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