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Historical Event on 2/18/1993
Congress (I) secures absolute majority in Nagaland and emerges as the single largest party in Meghalaya.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/9/1755 | E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War. |
| 12/23/1920 | King George V signs Home Rule Act. |
| 1/2/1757 | After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the ""Black Hole"" to imprison British captives. |
| 6/17/1862 | Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died. |
| 3/1/1998 | Bharat Ratna is awarded to Dr. A.J.P. Abdul Kalam, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, and Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic musician. The award is also conferred posthumously on film director Satyajit Ray, freedom fighter Aruna Asaf Ali and former Prime Minister Gulzari Lal Nanda. |
| 9/30/1999 | Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature. |
| 4/29/1957 | The National Civil Defence College was founded at Nagpur as the Central Emergency Relief Training Institute (CERTI). It functions as the training wing of the Emergency Relief Organisation of the Government of India. |
| 6/26/1955 | Poland and India affirm Panchsheel. |
| 11/1/1991 | J.N. Dixit appointed the next Foreign Secretary. |
| 1/25/1994 | Mine fire at Asansol India, kills 55. |
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