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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
2/7/1908Manmanath Gupta was born.
9/12/1686Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist.
12/26/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi.
7/10/1991Shivraj Patil of Congress elected Speaker of 10th Lok Sabha.
6/21/1991P. V. Narasimha Rao was sworn in as the ninth Prime Minister of India. He reimained in this office till May 16, 1996. He formed a 54-member ministry in the 10th Parliament.
9/21/1996Rao resigns Congress Party President post.
5/4/1932Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day.
1/4/1967Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. began delivery of the MIG aircraft.
1/30/1993Congress (I) MLA in Andhra Pradesh P. Balaraju and eight officials kidnapped by the outlawed People's War Group in Visakhapatnam district.
7/13/1929Jatindranath Das started fast strike.