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Historical Event on 04/18/1336
The famous Vijaynagar Hindu Empire established (1336-1565-1646), Deccan region of South India is founded. European visitors are overwhelmed by the wealth and advancement of its 17-square-mile capital.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/27/1996 | Suresh Kalmadi, Minister of State for Railways, presents vote-on-account railway budget; 1995-96 Economic Survey shows 6.3\% growth in GDP; 20\% interim relief for newspaper employees announced by govt. |
| 1/10/1959 | Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi. |
| 1/1/1987 | United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87). |
| 2/9/2000 | The Madras High Court suspends the one-year jail sentence passed by a Special Court against the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, in the 'Pleasant Stay Hotel Case'. |
| 8/3/1930 | Vyanktesh Bapuji Ketkar, famous astrologist and researcher, died. |
| 12/23/1913 | Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died. |
| 2/8/1995 | Mulayam Singh wins the crucial vote of strength. |
| 1/30/1947 | Gandhiji leaves Patna for Delhi. Mountbatten, new Viceroy, arrives in Delhi. |
| 1/30/1947 | Sikh Guru Amardasji, great social worker and teacher, was born at Basare village near Amritsar district. |
| 10/20/1960 | Indian mountaineers reach the peak of Nanda Ghunti for the first time in the Kumaon Hills. |
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