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Historical Event on 6/18/1978

The Karakoram Highway, linking Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with Sinkiang in China, is opened.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/13/1901Jamshedji Bomanji H. Wadia, director and producer, was born. His first film was 'Toofan Mail' (1932).
7/10/1927Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.
1/22/1989DMK swept to power in Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
7/4/1933Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to one year imprisonment.
2/23/1998Ramdeo Singh, freedom fighter, is shot dead at Salaunchak village in Bihar.
2/23/1998Emperor Humayun, son of Babar, was born in Kabul.
1/23/1965Indian first alloy and steel plant in the public sector started in Durgapur; alloy and steel plant limited project started.
9/11/1999India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final.
3/13/1989The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab.
7/14/196985 persons were killed when a freight train collided with a passanger train near Jaipur.