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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/25/1982Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) retired from the post of sixth President.
3/9/1961Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 15-04-1962.
10/24/1994The Supreme Court refused to answer Presidential reference on Ayodhya and acquisition of disputed land was upheld.
12/27/1901Gandhiji moves resolution on South Africa at Congress.
12/4/1999Uman J. Shah is sworn in West Bengal Governor.
9/4/1998Mumbai Metropolitan court acquits Union Minister for Environment and Forests Suresh Prabhu in a case of cheque bouncing.
7/8/1996Mathematical Olympiad was held in Mumbai - the first time in India (from 08-17, 1996).
1/28/1984Dozen's of Sikh Militants arrested in India's troubled Punjab State after terrorists killed 3 people and injured 31 in grenade attack.
8/14/1980Centre nationalizes Maruti company.
7/5/1968Naval Submarine wing in Indian Naval Force came into existence with the arrival of the first submarine from the Soviet Union.