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Historical Event on 11/18/1961

The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa .

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/27/1986The Supreme Court orders all-India test for medical seats.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
1/15/1993PM asks for judicial probe into Bombay riots, sanctions Rs. 1 crore aid for victims.
3/5/1999The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa.
4/18/1916Iyyer G. Subramaniam, Congress leader, passed away.
8/1/1953All Private Airlines were nationalised by establishing of All Airlines India International.
5/12/1915Rash Behari Bose, revolutionary leader, left India by boarding a Japanese steamer ''Sanuki Maru'' under assumed name of P. N. Tagore to dodge the British forces.
4/29/1947Abolition of ""untouchability"".
6/18/1926Bhishma Singh Chauhan, great author, was born at Naglajula (U.P).
7/10/1909Gandhiji arrives in London with the assistance of Lord Ampthill and works ceaselessly to educate influential British leaders and the public, and also to move Imperial authorities.