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Historical Event on 2/18/1983

Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/16/1713Chhatrapati Shahu appointed Balaji Vishwanath, a very remarkable man in Maratha history, as 'Peshwa'.
7/4/1900Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, was born.
7/31/1993K. Vijaya Rama Rao became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/96).
11/19/1835Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'.
6/24/1897Padmashree Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, famous music director of Gwalior Gharana, was born at Gujrat.
2/6/1998V. V. S. Laxman scores 301* for Hyderabad against Bihar.
8/26/1996Supreme Court asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to the Income Tax department.
10/24/1934Arvindrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav scored 8 & 7 runs in one Test), was born in Bombay.
4/15/1956A combined army and police action against well armed Naga rebels.
4/10/1982Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna started by Indira Gandhi.