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Historical Event on 6/18/1917

Lachhmansingh Gill, famous politician and former chief minister, was born.

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6/16/1990Bombay gets 42 cm rainfall, the century's highest. The previous high of 41 cm was recorded on 18, 1986.
5/16/1999Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister.
12/31/196199 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie).
7/9/1873Henry Albert John Gidney, greatest leader and politician, was born in Igatpuri, Maharashtra.
5/31/1973Mohan Kumaramangalam, Central Minister, died in an air crash near Delhi.
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3/10/1995Ashok Padbidri, famous journalist and editor, died.
2/18/1911World' s first official airmail flight service with 6,500 letters and post cards was made between Bamrauli to Naini (Allahabad) on February 18, 1911.