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Historical Event on 6/18/1917

Lachhmansingh Gill, famous politician and former chief minister, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1997A New Delhi district consumer court holds that provision of drinking water aboard trains is a necessity and it is the duty of the railways to provide it to passengers in reserved compartments.
4/21/1938Muhammad Iqbal, famous Urdu poet, passed away.
1/26/1995Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest.
2/18/1931Swraj Paul, Indian and British industrialist and multi-millionaire (Caparo), was born.
10/2/1999Home Minister L. K. Advani said that the BJP was ready to provide letters of support.
9/14/199778 persons die and around 250 are injured as four bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah Express de-rail while crossing a bridge on Hasdeo river near Champa Railway Station in Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh.
5/1/1992Seperate secretariat was established for primary education.
5/31/1994Pandit Samtaprasad, famous Tabla player, passed away.
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
6/1/1959N.G. Ranga resigned from the Indian National Congress and took up the leadership of the newly formed Swatantra Party.