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Historical Event on 11/18/1961

The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa .

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India ends.
9/7/1968Benipuri Sharma, famous Hindi novelist, died.
5/1/1902Tornodo hit Dhaka part of Bengal, claims 416 lives.
9/5/1904Bhalchandra Pandharinath Bahirat, editor and expert of Saint literature, was born.
6/20/1995Mayavati Government wins vote of confidence.
8/1/1997Nitin Mongia wins Laser standard in sailing championship in Hyderabad.
6/3/1818Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends.
10/14/1955Colombo Plan conference held at New Delhi pleas for technological aid to Asia .
5/4/1994Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service.
9/29/1981Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore.