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Historical Event on 11/18/1911
Free primary school education is introduced.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/30/1985 | Earthquake in Srinagar. |
| 5/15/1999 | Militants gun down Abdul Ahad Kar, a senior member of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly belonging to the ruling National Conference, in Kupwara district. |
| 10/3/1950 | India protests U.N. troops' crossing of 38th parallel in New York. |
| 1/20/1939 | Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born. |
| 1/20/1939 | Amarsingh, Rajput king of Mewar, was born. |
| 10/15/1921 | Gul Muhammad, cricketer (Indian & Pakistani batsman), was born in Lahore. |
| 10/25/1964 | First indigenous tank was manufactured in Awdi factory and was named 'Vijayant'. |
| 12/28/1995 | Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service. |
| 3/28/1954 | The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries. |
| 5/20/1992 | Third developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C). Launched by third developmental flight of ASLV-D3. This carried Gamma Ray astronomy and aeronomy payload. |
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