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Historical Event on 6/18/2000

K.M. Beenamol breaks P.T. Usha's record in 400m at 51.21 sec in an international meet at Kiev in Ukraine.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
6/18/1918A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous poet of Malayalam language, critic and master of grammer, passed away.
1/29/1955'Bhartiya Kamgar Kisan Party' established.
7/26/1933Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail.
6/2/1975India's First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada.
6/22/1994L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died.
8/17/1932V.S. Naipaul, great Indian writer, was born.
10/4/1999Kerala High Court orders Election Commission to booth-wise counting. The EC is likely to move the Supreme Court against this order.
12/31/1988Nuclear Fuel Complex was established in Hyderabad.
5/20/1992Third developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C). Launched by third developmental flight of ASLV-D3. This carried Gamma Ray astronomy and aeronomy payload.