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Historical Event on 1/18/1982

Six thousand labor activists arrested in two days and national strike called in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/24/1955Ghulam Ahmad Hasan Muhammad Parkar, cricketer (Indian batsman vs England 1982), was born in Kalusta, Maharashtra.
3/3/1982Firaq Gorakhpuri ""Raghupati Sahay"", great writer, nationalist and who revolutionised Urdu poetry, died.
8/29/1923Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born.
7/29/1999Bandh in Mumbai to protest against the verdict barring Bal Thackeray from voting and contesting any election till December 10, 2001.
4/13/1988Mother Teresa asks Margret Thatcher for help to set up a hostel for London's elderly homeless in UK.
7/1/1968Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi.
11/20/1946Gandhiji starts tour without party.
2/8/1967Indira Gandhi was hit in face by a stone while addressing crowd.
1/26/1995Three powerful bombs rip through a celebration at a sports stadium in Kashmir as the State Governor addresses the crowd;7 people killed and 47 injured.
5/22/1927Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mo. Usman, leader in Maharashtra, was born.