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Historical Event on 11/18/1948
Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna.
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| 3/1/1775 | Purandhar Treaty was singed between Nana Phadnavis and British Army. |
| 4/4/1910 | Sri Aurobindo left politics and reached Pondicherry, where he made the seat of Yoga. |
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| 4/19/1976 | Indira Gandhi proposes a resumption of ties with Pakistan in New Delhi. |
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