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Historical Event on 5/18/1985
Dr. P. C. Alexander appointed High Commissioner in Britain.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/1/1999 | Two leaders of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) are detained under National Security Act (NSA). |
| 10/15/1992 | Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Babbar Khalsa founder who masterminded the Kanishka jumbo explosion of 1985, was shot by security forces in Punjab. |
| 6/23/1661 | Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal. |
| 2/27/1854 | Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company. |
| 6/12/1975 | Drugaprasad Dhar, former deputy president of Planning Commission, died. |
| 3/24/1944 | Manmohan Singh, famous economist and Finance Minister of India, was born. |
| 9/16/1955 | Leopold C. M. S. Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), died at the age of 81. |
| 8/15/1994 | Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies. |
| 1/28/1992 | Umanath Vachaspati, Magsesey Award winner, passed away. |
| 3/22/1999 | Punjab men, Railway women emerged National basketball champions in Jaipur. |
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