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Historical Event on 5/18/1933

Gandhiji commences at noon 21 days' fast for self-purification; released unconditionally at 9 p.m.

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4/2/1942Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips.
1/1/1995N.D.Tiwari steps down as president of UP Congress committee.
7/22/1997Bus plummets into the swollen Usri river in Giridih dist, Bihar, killing 70.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.
10/24/1995A total eclipse of the sun witnessed from India to Vietnam.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
5/2/1968Lok Sabha passed the Public Providend Fund Act.
9/24/1859Nana Saheb, alias Dhundu Pant, one of the top leaders of Sepoy Mutiny, passed away in Nepal.
9/24/1859Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India .