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Historical Event on 10/18/1995

President's Rule imposed in UP and the State Assembly put in suspended animation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.
12/28/1926Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service.
10/2/1911Ambat Menon, great educationist, was born at Chittore, Kerala .
4/5/1949Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.
5/31/1977Major Premchand and Naik Nima Dorji Sherpa, in the team on Indian Army Treckers, reached the peak of Kanchenjunga. They were amongst the first Indians to reach this peak.
1/30/1947Gandhiji leaves Patna for Delhi. Mountbatten, new Viceroy, arrives in Delhi.
4/20/1914Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.
3/15/1946Attlee offers India full independence after agreement on constitution in London.
5/23/1923Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52), was born in Calcutta.
11/12/1997India elected to executive board of UNESCO.