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Historical Event on 6/18/1995
The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/20/1932 | Bipinchandra Ramchandra Pal, powerful journalist and revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away. He was amongst the trio which was known as ""Lal - Bal - Pal"" during the freedom struggle. He started a newspaper called ""Swaraj"" for the Indians in England. He also edited several other newspapers like ""Tribune"", ""New India"", ""Vande Mataram"", ""Swaraj"", ""Hindu Review"", ""Democrat"", ""Independent Bengali"", etc. |
| 7/16/1996 | The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'. |
| 9/27/1974 | Pankaj Dharmani, Indian ODI batsman (1997), was born. |
| 12/31/1738 | Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born. |
| 11/29/1947 | The Nizam of Hyderabad said that he would not consider acceding to either dominion, but would agree to a 'standstill arrangement' with India. The agreement is accepted by the Indian government. |
| 7/1/1990 | General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff. |
| 1/22/1973 | Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away. |
| 1/3/1996 | Bomb blast kills six and seriously wounds 20. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front claim responsibility in Delhi. |
| 5/28/1963 | Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India). |
| 6/17/1839 | Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born. |
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