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Historical Event on 6/18/1978

The Karakoram Highway, linking Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with Sinkiang in China, is opened.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1972Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India v England at Delhi.
6/15/1991General Election (10th) of India ends. In this election Indian National Congress won.
9/6/1995Meenatai Thackrey, social worker and Matoshree of Shivsainik's, passed away.
12/29/1977World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
4/2/1948Communist leader S.A. Dange arrested in Bombay.
9/29/2000Nayudu award goes to former India cricket captain Lt. Col. Hemu Adhikari.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
11/22/1993Gulshen Ahmed, Himachal Governor, resigns in the wake of an official report that he canvassed for his son in Satna.
7/26/1933Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail.