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Historical Event on 6/18/1995

The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1948Human Rights Day.
2/18/1983Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
3/16/1945Ganesh Damodar Savarkar, who was a revolutionary and brother of Swatantriya Veer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, passed away.
6/20/1992Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
11/1/1966Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
5/23/1903Gemini Roy, famous Painter, joined Government School of Arts and Crafts at Calcutta.
3/29/1942Britain offered dominion status to India after the war if it cooperated now.
8/2/1987Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title.
2/28/1930Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus.