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Historical Event on 2/18/1992

Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/6/1904Hariharnath Shastri, worker's leader, was born.
8/15/1965Television starts in New Delhi.
11/12/1996Over 350 people die in mid-air collision in Bhiwani district, Haryana.
8/29/1992Eco-mark introduced in Indian market to distinguish eco-friendly products, .
10/31/1999Efforts to restore rail and telecom links on a war footing.
3/21/1957India's national calender came into force.
6/10/1957Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.
3/3/1939Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention.
5/21/1994Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe.
9/22/1992Harshad Mehta released after 110 days in jail.