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Historical Event on 2/18/1992

Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/28/1997Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.
10/20/1774New Regulating Act was introduced which abolished the East India Company Government and a new Government was formed.
12/26/1985Rajiv Gandhi and Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq meet in Delhi and agree not to attack nuclear plants in each other's country.
7/31/18619,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record.
2/17/1670Shivaji won SinghGarh Fort from Mughals. This victory was on the shoulders of Tanaji who was martyred in this attack. Shivaji proclaimed ""Garh Aalaa Pan Singh Gela"" which means that Fort was won but the Lion was lost.
7/20/1982Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
10/9/1993C. R. Rangachari, cricketer (4 Tests for India, 8 runs @ 2.66, 9 wkts @ 54.78), passed away.
3/25/1987Marxist-led alliance gets majority in Kerala and West Bengal elections .
1/1/1877Queen Victoria was proclaimed as 'The Empress of India' in Delhi Darbar.
2/10/1986Pope John Paul II ends visit to India.