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Historical Event on 2/18/1983
Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/14/1997 | India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting. |
| 12/6/1997 | Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands. |
| 3/4/2000 | Geeta Mukherjee (76), veteran communist leader, died of a massive heart attack in New Delhi. Popularly known as 'Geetadi', she won every Lok Sabha election from Panskura in West Bengal since 1980. |
| 1/20/1997 | The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg. |
| 6/3/1947 | Evening newspaper 'Jay Hind' published. |
| 4/21/1955 | Avadi session of the Indian National Congress adopts a socialistic pattern of society for India. |
| 6/30/1755 | Jayappa Shinde who was the son of Ronoji Shinde was murdered. |
| 3/7/1911 | Sachchitanand Hiranand Vatsyayan, (Agyeya), modern Hindi literary journalist, freedom fighter and the winner of Jnanpith Award of 1979, was born. |
| 11/15/1932 | Surinder Kumar Mehra, Air Chief Marshal, was born in Delhi |
| 5/28/1988 | The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China. |
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