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Historical Event on 11/18/1960

Raghunath Chaudhary, famous natural poet of Assam, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/8/1901British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.
1/10/1975India accords recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
9/22/1999India asks Pakistan to prevent the reported attempt by the JKLF to cross the Line of Control (LOC) on October 4.
1/1/1989The 4th annual SAARC summit concludes in Islamabad.
2/25/1992Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares.
4/1/1962Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
9/11/1985Sri Lanka score their first Test victory by 149 runs against India.
8/15/1996Deve Gowda speaks in Hindi on the occasion of the 50th Independence Day.
2/20/2000Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court's order quashing charges framed against the former Chief Minister, Mr. S. Bangarappa, and directs the trial court to proceed in the corruption case.
4/5/1908Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"".