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Historical Event on 8/18/1991
12 LTTE militants commit suicide.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/15/1908 | Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened. |
| 5/17/1957 | Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests. |
| 6/1/1890 | Sri Seeripi Anjaneyulu, journalist, social reformer and educationist, was born at Dharmavaram, Anantapur. |
| 6/3/1993 | K N Venkatasubramanian,IOC Chairman, suspended for leaking information about oil purchase plans to international dealers. |
| 2/4/1924 | Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay. |
| 12/4/1990 | Maharashtra Gomantak Party withdraws support to Goa ministry led by Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa. |
| 6/1/1929 | V. Shantaram, S. Fattehlal (Sheikh Syed Fattehlal), Vishnupant Damle and Keshavrao B. Dhaiber, alongwith Sita Ram Kulkami, founded the 'Prabhat Film Company' at Kolhapur. |
| 5/27/1995 | National Centre for Labour launched in Bangalore to give a boost to the unorganised worker's movement in India. |
| 6/29/1893 | Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, physics, mathematics expert and founder of Indian Statistical Institute, was born at Calcutta. |
| 2/13/1997 | Deve Gowda, PM, dedicates the Rs. 3200-crore 480 MW Uri hydel project in north Kashmir to the nation. |
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