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Historical Event on 10/18/1993

Mandakini Athvale, first child actor of Indian film industry, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1966Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel.
1/26/1981Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated.
8/2/1987Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title.
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.
9/3/1999Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil.
8/20/1955Jawaharlal Nehru breaks off relations with the Portuguese after the invasion of Goa by Indian nationalists.
12/10/1936England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI.
2/11/1942Jamnalal Bajaj, greatest iIndustrialist, social reformer, freedom fighter and Gandhiwadi, passed away.
7/1/1975Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, declared a 20-point economic programme.
1/31/1992The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body.