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Historical Event on 11/18/1948

Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/5/1949Judgement on Gandhi's murder; Godse and Apte to be executed.
1/21/1970Harivinayak Pataskar, former Central Minister and Governor of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
2/25/1992Beant Singh sworn in as CM of Punjab.
2/25/1992Banka Mahar, 'bhagwatbhakt', passed away by taking Samadhi.
3/22/1947India's Last Viceroy Lord Louise Mountbatten came to India.
2/4/1991An abortive bid to hijack a Calcutta-Agartala flight by a 24-year old youth.
1/2/1987Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, great industrialist, leader and former Chief Minister of Orissa, died.
1/15/1965Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras.
12/10/1999Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively.
1/31/1983The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.