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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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3/22/2000INSAT-3B launched.
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6/9/1834Dr. William Carey, great writer and social worker, died.
7/15/1986India protests against China's intrusion of six to seven km into the Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh.
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2/14/1976Urban Land Ceiling Regulation Act comes into force.
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