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Historical Event on 11/18/1973
Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, passed away. She came to India in 1914.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/27/1995 | Environmentalist and 'Chipko' leader, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna ends the 49-day old fast in demand for a scientific review of the controversial Tehri dam project in UP. |
| 5/1/1966 | Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra. |
| 10/1/1997 | Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992. |
| 9/23/1908 | Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 9/8/1953 | Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Premier of Kashmir, was shot at. |
| 9/30/1992 | Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award. |
| 4/6/2000 | The Government permits use of LPG as auto fuel. |
| 12/20/1988 | The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval. |
| 7/27/1998 | Gian Singh, convicted for the murder of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, is sentenced to death. |
| 5/6/1971 | D. Sen became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 29/03/77). |
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