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Historical Event on 11/18/1948
Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/17/1972 | New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan. |
| 5/20/1996 | Janaki Ramachandran, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1988), passed away. |
| 3/5/1905 | Shushila Didi, great freedom fighter, was born at Datton Chuhad village, Punjab. She is remembered for her association in the revolutionary activities of Bhagat Singh. |
| 2/19/1994 | Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration. |
| 6/6/1909 | Morappakam Joysam Gopalan, cricketer (1 Test India v England 1933-34), was born in Maduranthakam, Madras. |
| 12/25/1974 | Indian Aeroplane Jumbo 747 was hijacked and taken over to Rome. |
| 11/11/1991 | Supreme Court declares the Anti-Defection Law as constitutional but holds that decisions of Presiding Officers under the law could be subjected to judicial review. |
| 3/27/1997 | Punjab men and Railway women win National volleyball league in Tiruppur. |
| 7/9/1746 | French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India. |
| 9/19/1997 | A Delhi court rules that interviewing of the child and parents by school authorities, for admission to primary classes, is illegal and improper. |
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