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Historical Event on 8/18/1991

12 LTTE militants commit suicide.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1991Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".
1/10/1966Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders ended after signing of peace accord by Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan.
8/8/1984P.T. Usha at Los Angeles sets record for 400m H. (Women) in 55.42.
1/30/1991Union Government dismisses Karunanidhi government. President's rule imposed in Tamil Nadu.
4/23/1926Madhavrao Sapre, great political leader, passed away.
5/7/1849Bethune College of Calcutta was established in the upper class families and it was started for female education.
1/22/1989DMK swept to power in Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
3/1/1993India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.
5/27/1948The trial of nine men accused of assassination of Gandhi before a special court judge at the Red Fort. The trial ended on 30th Dec.
7/7/1995Rajan Pillai, 47, died because of denial of timely medical attention by Tihar jail authorities and also within 24 hours of rejection of his plea for medical treatment at Escorts Hospital by the court.