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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
1/2/1964Raichaudhary Ambikagiri, nationalist Asamia poet, died.
4/25/1976India all out for 97 vs West Indies because five men absent hurt.
2/25/1998Tendulkar's first first-class 204* for Mumbai vs Australia.
8/19/1993Sharad Pawar elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council from Pune.
1/25/1980Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.
11/10/1991South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India.
9/30/1999Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature.
1/26/1992BJP President Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi hoists the national flag at the heavily-guarded Lal Chowk in Srinagar.
3/22/1709It is assumed that Goswami Tulsidas started writing his great epic 'Ramcharitmanas' in Samvat 1631.
4/8/1985India files suit against Union Carbide in New York for Bhopal gas disaster.