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Historical Event on 2/18/1983
Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/22/1751 | Battle of Mandavgargh. |
| 5/25/1899 | Nazrul Islam, revolutionary and Bengali poet, was born in Churulia village of Burdwan district. |
| 3/1/1930 | Coimbatarao Doraikannu Gopinath, cricketer (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950's), was born in Madras. |
| 7/1/1989 | Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established. |
| 4/1/1878 | Calcutta Museum was opened for general public. |
| 5/24/1990 | K. S. Hegde, former President of Parliament, passed away. |
| 5/15/1993 | K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93. |
| 5/4/1923 | Mrinal Sen, famous film director, was born. |
| 2/20/1987 | Lok Dal splits over leadership issue. |
| 6/13/1992 | Purushottam Diwakar Dhavle, famous journalist, passed away. |
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