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Historical Event on 1/18/1913

Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1876Railway route started between Mumbai and Calcutta.
3/6/1915Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore met for the first time at Shantiniketan.
3/25/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate.
10/23/1883Mirza Mohammad Ismile, Diwan of Mysore and Prime Minister of Hydrabad and Jaipur, was born.
2/28/1928C. V. Raman invented 'Raman Effect' of scattered light, which led him in achieving the 'Nobel Prize'.
8/25/1888Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born.
11/21/1947First Stamp of Independent India was released
3/18/1998A.B. Vajpayee, the Prime Minister-designate, releases the 'national agenda for governance' in New Delhi. It is silent on the Ram temple issue, scrapping of Article 370 and a uniform civil code.
10/6/1983Punjab Government was dismissed to halt religious and political violence by Indira Gandhi, who imposed President's rule in the state.
5/22/1992India launches its 'Agni' rocket.