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Historical Event on 6/18/1989
India and Pakistan decide to end the five-year-old confrontation in Siachen Glacier area by redeploying their forces.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/31/1861 | Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent. |
| 12/23/1845 | Rasbhihari Ghosh, famous patriot and law expert, was born. |
| 9/9/1981 | Phiroz Edulji Palia, cricketer (two Tests for India, 29 runs & 0/13), died. |
| 6/19/1995 | India and US officially launch Indo-US Commercial Alliance during US Trade Secretary's visit. |
| 12/4/1661 | Murad Baksh was executed on the charge of murdering Diwan Ali Nagi. |
| 3/8/1948 | Air India International was established for overseas services. |
| 11/22/1988 | Baba Amte wins U.N. Human Rights Award. |
| 2/1/1827 | Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club. |
| 11/11/1793 | English pioneer missionary William Carey, 32, reached Calcutta five months after setting sail for India. Later, Carey founded the Baptist Missionary Society, the first of the British Protestant missions agencies. |
| 7/4/1992 | Sanskrit made a compulsory subject from sixth to intermediate classes in Uttar Pradesh. |
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