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Historical Event on 4/18/1917

Gandhi saw one of his testing grounds of Satyagraha in Champaran. He defied section 144 of Criminal Act.

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6/10/1888Balraj Bhalla, revolutionary, was born.
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11/21/1991R. Nagarajan, former Tamil Nadu Home Secretary, arrested for harbouring LTTE militants.
7/30/1886Dr. S.Muthulakshmi Reddi, first women M.A.L.A.S, was born.
5/2/1926Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.
4/12/1987V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place.
4/23/1946Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan, exchanging its Spitfire Vllls for Mk XlVs in October and arriving in Japan aboard HMS vengence.
10/26/1996CBI detects a chain of bank transactions between August '93 and February '96 by four JMM leaders.
1/26/1982Meera Behn (Medlin Slade) freedom fighter, and Gandhin by thought awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.