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Historical Event on 11/18/1988

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Delhi on a three-day visit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1791Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.
12/11/1780Goddard General, Bassein fort was captured near Bombay.
9/3/1983U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million.
2/2/1917Maharshi Vinayak Ramchandra Patwardhan (Annasaheb), collegue of Lokmanya Tilak, passed away.
7/16/1997V. S. Rama Devi, Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha, appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
3/26/1990Maniben Patel, daughter of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, passed away.
11/15/192116 Gurkha troops killed by anti-British rebels.
6/14/1998S. Vijayalakshmi wins National women's `A' chess title in Mumbai.
8/7/1991India successfully launches Prithvi-III, surface-to-air missile from Sriharikota.
10/9/1968Olympic Games open in Mexico City.