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Historical Event on 11/18/1937

1,100 prisoners freed after appeal by Gandhi, his first political act in year.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1997Leander-Mahesh stumble at the final step, finish second in the World doubles tennis championships at Hartford.
8/17/1944Indian Viceroy Viscount Wavell rejects Gandhi's request to discuss war support in return for Indian independence.
8/17/1944Akbar responded with alacrity and arrived at Ahmadabad and made adequate arrangements for its administration.
5/10/1927Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born.
12/17/1998P. M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
3/1/1990BJP swept to power in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, shares power with JD in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
8/28/1976Second World Hindi Conference held in Mauritius.
5/13/1962Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967.
2/3/1954Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi.