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Historical Event on 2/18/1983

Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1956Companies Act of 1913 was revised and Indian Companies Act of 1956 came into force.
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.
11/8/1992Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award.
3/10/1940Banwarilal Bhagwandas Purohit, famous leader of Vidarbha, was born.
7/1/1862Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.
8/5/1992The Supreme Court appoints a 3-member panel to visit Ayodhya and report on the new structures there.
3/3/1885Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of fed govt).
2/26/1984Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
6/19/2000Salgocar wins the Pondicherry Millennium All India Football tournament in Pondicherry.
7/6/1927Vyankatesh Dingambar Madgulkar, great Marathi story writer and novelist, was born.