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Historical Event on 8/18/1991

12 LTTE militants commit suicide.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/28/1974Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, famous economist, politician and journalist, passed away.
8/11/1999The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.
1/29/1976Parliament approves permanent government and censorship of newspapers at New Delhi.
12/1/1982Pakistan beats India to win hockey gold in the Asian Games.
11/19/1998Shruti Khanna won her Maiden title on Indian soil in the Northern India Ladies Championship at the Delhi Golf Course.
2/5/1993The Supreme Court directs the Union Government to forcibly produce Manipur Speaker Dr. Borobabu Singh before it on March 23 in a contempt case.
11/19/1998The Indira Gandhi memorial award is presented to Mirta Saavedra Polo, Ambassador of Panama, for her contributions to strengthening bilateral relations between India and Pakistan.
4/4/1947San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India.
7/15/1920Earthquake in Delhi.
7/15/1920Akbar Abul-Fath Djalaluddin, third Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), was born at Amarkot in Sind under the protection of Rana Virsal. Humayun had also taken refuge at Amarkot.