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Historical Event on 11/18/1973

Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, passed away. She came to India in 1914.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/4/1990V. P. Singh resigns as party president, but asked to continue.
12/4/1898Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan, Indian Scientist and Physicist-Philosopher, was born in Tamil Nadu.
10/31/1876Cyclone hits Bengal centered near Bakarganj (now in Banlgadesh), about 200,000 die.
6/6/1997Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
12/9/1992More than 700 die in clashes in Ayodhya; BJP bandh partial.
7/24/1996Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.
9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.
10/4/1953India elected to the UN Trusteeship Council.
1/10/1963Gold Control Measures Plan was started by the Government of India.