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Historical Event on 11/18/1988

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Delhi on a three-day visit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/10/1997Announcement of UP's 70th new district to be re-named after Jyotiba Phule.
4/3/1932Boycott of British goods was so widespread that 70\% of cotton products were now thought to have come from Japan.
2/26/1972President Varahgiri Venkat Giri inaugurated the Vikram Earth Satellite Station at Wardha near Arvi.
4/30/1988Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988.
2/4/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay.
12/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections.
4/13/1796The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
3/10/1998B. B. Lyngdoh of the United Democratic Party is sworn in Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The 12-day-old Congress(I) Ministry resigned following the failure of the party nominee to be elected as Speaker.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.