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Historical Event on 6/18/1946

First Satyagraha movement was started for Goa liberation from the Portuguese.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1940All India Muslim League passed resolution for the formation of Muslim homeland i.e. Pakistan.
7/3/1979Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started.
3/14/1995Chandragupta Chaudhary 'Comred ', senior leader of Bhartiya Communist Party, passed away.
6/25/1975President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the declaration of Emergency Rule in India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi implemented the same very next day.
1/16/1973Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976.
9/17/1924Popati Ramchand Hiranandani, famous Hindi writer, was born at Hyderabad in Sind.
6/13/1909E. M. S. Namboodiripad was born in Palghat in Kerala.
4/1/1902Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer, (one Test, India v England 1934, scored 19 & 0), was born in Bombay.
6/17/1928Pandit Gop Bandhu Das, famous writer, social worker and the creator of Orissa, passed away.
7/1/1941C. Y. Chintamani died.