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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/9/2000The Madras High Court suspends the one-year jail sentence passed by a Special Court against the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, in the 'Pleasant Stay Hotel Case'.
12/13/1986Smita Patil, famous film actress, passed away.
10/3/1999India finished with seven silver and four bronze medals in the Asian Junior Athletic Championship in Singapore.
2/17/1991Krishnabai Mote, famous author and social worker, passed away.
12/8/1930British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists.
8/30/1903Bhagwati Charan Varma was born.
3/9/199314 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra .
10/24/1904Lalchand Hirachand, famous industialist, was born.
12/4/1999A batch of 1,690 Indian soldiers leave for Sierra Leone to join the U.N. Mission to implement the peace accord.
10/26/1995India decides to go ahead with Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme in the wake of US stand to supply $370 million arms package to Pakistan.