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Historical Event on 5/18/1933

Gandhiji commences at noon 21 days' fast for self-purification; released unconditionally at 9 p.m.

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9/21/1997I. K. Gujral and Nawaz Sharif discussed in New York the recent flare-up on Line of Control and firing across the border.The two agreed that such sources of tension should not be allowed.
6/30/1966Judge K. Subba Rao became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 11/04/1967.
6/10/1984Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit.
11/8/2000India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.
2/6/1949India to nationalize the estate of Nizam, the world's richest man, from Hyderabad.
6/17/1947Burma was adopted as republic by constitution assembly.
1/26/1929Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
4/8/1985India files suit against Union Carbide in New York for Bhopal gas disaster.