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Historical Event on 2/18/1993

Congress (I) secures absolute majority in Nagaland and emerges as the single largest party in Meghalaya.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1998Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
12/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections.
2/16/1911Bhalchandra Gopal Bapat, newspaper editor and educationalist, was born.
8/1/200027 'yatris' (travelers) die after militants attack a ''langar'' in a Pahalgam health resort en route to the Amarnath cave shrine.
10/3/1992Geet Sethi beats holder Mike Russel of Britain (2529-718) to become the first Indian to win the World Professional Billiards championship in Bombay.
5/18/1932Hindu-Muslim riots take place in Bombay. 150 are killed or injured. Jinnah - the permanent president of the Muslim league, began to spread the rumors that Muslim minority was in danger under Hindu majority and actively propagated the theory of two separate nations.
12/25/1846Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away.
7/14/1946India grants Siam a 20 year, 3 mil. credit to increase export of Siamese rice.
11/14/1964Nehru Commemorative coin is released.
5/13/1995Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding awarded for 1992.