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Historical Event on 4/18/1917

Gandhi saw one of his testing grounds of Satyagraha in Champaran. He defied section 144 of Criminal Act.

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6/5/1993Unlawful Activities (prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice P N Nagi upholds the ban on Islamic Sevak Sangh.
11/3/1961Gold Bond scheme was started to boost Indian economy after Indo-China war.
3/15/1983Farukh Abdul Latif, great politician and journalist, was born.
2/6/1994World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established.
1/25/1988Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Marudu Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR (Posthumous) (1917-1987).
3/9/1974Guru Amudan Sharma, famous Manipuri dance master, passed away.
3/25/1989India's first super-computer X-MP-14 of US make was dedicated to the nation.
7/1/1955Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.
7/17/1937Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.
9/3/1906Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'.