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Historical Event on 5/18/1974

Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/25/1914Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers, was born.
8/21/2000Uma Bharti, the sanyasin Member of Parliament of the BJP, resigns from the Lok Sabha and the party's national executive comittee.
9/26/1932Gandhiji breaks fast on Indian government's acceptance of his demand regarding Harijans.
7/17/1996Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.
8/16/1901Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.
3/11/1993Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor.
5/17/19764 Indians successfully skied down from the slope of Trishul peak.
2/4/1994India elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF.
4/10/1982Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral).
6/6/1997Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.