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Historical Event on 11/18/1997

School bus plunges into the Yamuna killing 28 Delhi children.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1845First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War.
12/11/1990Naresh Chandra was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1992
2/28/1997Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presents an action-packed budget for 1997-98.
9/8/1947There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.
3/10/1897Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables.
7/16/1990O.P.Chautala resigns following directive from JD.
2/26/1946Mrinal Pandey, famous Hindi columnist, was born.
1/18/1932Shyam Nandan Kishore, great educationist, was born at Muzaffarpur.
8/26/1914Bengali revolutionaries looted 46,000 bullet ammunition and pistols from Calcutta Port for their revolutionary activities.
9/24/1992India's Leander Paes defeats Britain's Jeremy Bates in the Davis Cup tie in New Delhi.