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Historical Event on 1/18/1982

Six thousand labor activists arrested in two days and national strike called in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1982Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans.
4/21/1998Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission.
10/17/1906Swami Ramtirtha, great social reformer and poet, died at the age of 33.
10/28/1999The Delhi High Court stays TRAI's plan to introduce free incoming calls on mobile phones from November 1.
7/1/1990General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff.
4/16/1976The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth.
6/24/1996Cong(I) enters into an electoral alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party for forthcoming Assembly election in UP.
12/10/1936England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.
8/1/1952Nationalised Airways at Safdarjung, New Delhi inaugurated by Nehru.