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Historical Event on 8/18/1991

12 LTTE militants commit suicide.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/24/1945UNO Day.
8/15/1947Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy.
3/26/1997Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.
2/5/1986Laxmanrao Sardesai, famous Marathi and Konkani litterateur, passed away.
10/24/1994The Supreme Court refused to answer Presidential reference on Ayodhya and acquisition of disputed land was upheld.
1/28/1898Nivedita, an Irish lady of Scottish descent, came to India.
4/9/1993Lt. Gen. B.C. Joshi to be the next army chief.
10/27/1907Sardar Bhagat Singh, the great martyr, was born in village Banga, Lyallpur (now in Pakistsan) in a reputed Sikh freedom fighter's family.
3/30/1993S. M. Pandit, famous painter, passed away.
4/8/1831Ram Mohan Roy landed in England.