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Historical Event on 11/18/1972

Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal'

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/8/1967Indira Gandhi was hit in face by a stone while addressing crowd.
6/1/1959N.G. Ranga resigned from the Indian National Congress and took up the leadership of the newly formed Swatantra Party.
12/14/1992Balasaheb Deora, RSS chief, kept under house arrest. National head quarters of the party in New Delhi sealed.
9/12/1993Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Hitendra Desai died.
9/12/1993Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini.
5/7/1912Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati novelist and story writer, was born.
9/4/1946Interim Government formed.
10/12/1976Kumarnath Bagchi, famous Indian chemist, died.
7/14/1942Britishers Quit India resolution was passed by Congress Working Committee. They demanded departure of British and agreed on passive resistance until India's independence. It was declared on 8th August, 1942 at August Kranti Maidan (Gowalia Tank).
4/2/1997A division bench of Mumbai High Court holds that a married woman of a joint Hindu family can stake a claim to her father's property.