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Historical Event on 4/18/1917
Gandhi saw one of his testing grounds of Satyagraha in Champaran. He defied section 144 of Criminal Act.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/31/1818 | Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore. |
| 11/9/1924 | Pandit C. R. Vyas, veteran singer, was born. |
| 11/1/1927 | Ghani Khan Chaudha, political leader, was born. |
| 9/26/1975 | Notification to pay equal payment to both men and women workers was promulgated. |
| 7/15/1955 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
| 6/7/1999 | Supreme Court, through an interim order, stayed the execution of the four accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case till July 19, 1999. |
| 9/13/1928 | Shridhar Pathak, prominent Hindi writer, passed away. |
| 2/5/1993 | The Supreme Court directs the Union Government to forcibly produce Manipur Speaker Dr. Borobabu Singh before it on March 23 in a contempt case. |
| 4/14/1979 | Sanjiva Reddy,President, flagged off the first electric train in Madras. |
| 8/30/1645 | Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty. |
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