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Historical Event on 2/18/1992

Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/29/1974Lokdal Party established under the presidency of Chaudhary Charansingh.
11/12/1969Indira Gandhi, who was expelled from Congress for indiscipline during President elections, made a large split and formed her own Congress Party with Jagjivan Ram as President. The party is recognised as Congress (I).
6/28/1991K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir ultras.
9/5/1918Ratanji Jamshetji Tata, famous Indian industrialist and social reformer, died.
5/12/1949S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.
5/17/1887Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away.
12/4/1998Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition.
7/1/1999K. N. Singh (70), former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, died in Lucknow.
7/28/1921Congress decided to boycott the visit of Prince of Wales in India.
4/2/1702Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away.