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Historical Event on 5/18/1933

Gandhiji commences at noon 21 days' fast for self-purification; released unconditionally at 9 p.m.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/10/1993Student hijackers of IA plane overpowered in Lucknow.
5/6/1952Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution.
10/9/1999Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion.
12/27/1977The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
9/27/1833Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England.
4/4/1990MI-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35, thus becoming a dedicated Attack Helicopter unit of the IAF.
11/11/1921Gandhi urges Hindus to remove statue of ex-Viceroy Lord Lawrence.
11/20/1999P.G.S. Mony, Indian scientist, is honoured by the French Government.
10/30/1949Pramond Venkatesh Devidas Mahajan was born in Mahaboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh).
5/23/19961995-96 deficit touches a new high at Rs.19,855 crore.