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Historical Event on 2/18/1983

Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/29/1984Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.
12/11/1780Goddard General, Bassein fort was captured near Bombay.
12/13/1989Kashmiri militants release the daughter of Indian Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed as five of their comrades freed from prison.
4/18/1961Pamella Bordes, photographer and model, was born in New Dehli, India.
3/22/1977Janata and its allies gain absolute majority in Lok Sabha.
9/26/1996High Court rejected Rao's petition for anticipatory bail in Pathak cheating case.
10/31/1885St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi.
10/30/1996CBI chargesheets Rao and six others including Buta Singh and Capt. Satish Sharma in the Rs. 3.5 cr. JMM MPs pay-off case.
4/16/1996Narasimha Rao, PM, visits Kerala (2 days).
9/6/1947Indian government creates a new ministry of relief and rehabilitation of refugees.