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Historical Event on 3/18/1991

West Bengal opts for assembly poll.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/29/1992Centenary celebrations of Tansa Dam held at Tansa. No of Seats of the Standing Committee and Education Committee increased from 20 to 27and 20 to 26 respectively and that of the B.E.S. & T. Committee from 12 to 17 (Vide Maharashtra Act XXI of 1992) (CIVIC).
3/23/1992G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
3/26/199914 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.
12/10/1984Justice Thakkar Commission appointed to enquire into the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
5/17/1993Ravi Naik, Goa CM, resigns; Dy. CM Wilfred D'Souza elected to succeed.
1/20/1997Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum.
8/29/1923Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born.
6/23/1984An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.
3/20/1965Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs New Zealand at Delhi.