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Historical Event on 3/18/1915
British Government approved Indian Security Act to have greater control on the Indian people.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/21/1999 | Bansi Lal, Haryana Chief Minister, quits before seeking a trust vote; and rebels form a separate party. |
| 3/15/1998 | Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government. |
| 6/20/1992 | Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu. |
| 9/10/1915 | Jatindranath Mukhrjee, great revolutionary, died after being wounded in a pitched battle between the revolutionaries and the police, aided by an army unit, in Balasore. |
| 9/27/1873 | Vithalbhai Patel, great freedom fighter, social worker, nationalist leader, politician and President of the Central Assembly, was born at Karmasad, Gujarat. |
| 4/24/1996 | BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high. |
| 5/26/1983 | R. V. Marathe, father of Postal Index, passed away. |
| 4/6/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement. |
| 4/13/1982 | Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal passed away. |
| 1/16/1999 | Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta. |
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