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Historical Event on 1/18/1982
Six thousand labor activists arrested in two days and national strike called in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/2/1948 | Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir. |
| 9/7/1905 | Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born. |
| 2/24/1786 | Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India. |
| 5/13/1991 | P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail. |
| 3/19/2000 | Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades. |
| 11/30/1994 | Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar. |
| 11/11/1991 | Supreme Court declares the Anti-Defection Law as constitutional but holds that decisions of Presiding Officers under the law could be subjected to judicial review. |
| 5/20/1996 | Janaki Ramachandran, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1988), passed away. |
| 5/22/1996 | 11th Lok Sabha's first session begins. |
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