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Historical Event on 4/18/1917

Gandhi saw one of his testing grounds of Satyagraha in Champaran. He defied section 144 of Criminal Act.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/19/1979Pandit Hajari Prasad Dwivedi passed away.
3/5/1999The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa.
7/8/1996U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections.
4/28/1993Troops storm police complex in Srinagar and free officials from the rebelling 2000 policemen.
9/10/199587 of the 180 members of the newly constituted JAAC assume office.
5/17/1873Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta.
2/5/1968Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away.
2/3/1928Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.
10/2/1993Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas.
10/1/1993The IAF joined in peace keeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations.