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Historical Event on 1/18/1980

Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1857Sir Colin Campbell, British Army Officer, managed to supress Indian Mutiny sepoys at Lucknow.
7/20/1829Jankibai passed away in jail.
7/15/2000The Maharashtra Government gives the green signal to police to proceed against Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray for his alleged role in the 1992-93 Mumbai communal riots.
9/8/2000Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.
5/16/1975Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.
6/8/1990Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Nepal PM, and his Indian counterpart V.P.Singh decide to restore normal ties.
11/24/1992Lok Sabha approves bill seeking to confer Indian citizenship to a child born to an Indian mother outside the country.
4/24/1996BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high.
10/30/1997Kerala Kaumudi's Kannur edition and Internet edition begin.
11/9/1997Film Federation of India chooses Malayalam film 'Guru' as official entry for Oscar awards.