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Historical Event on 11/18/1991

In the by-elections, Congress gets 8 Lok Sabha seats and suffers rout in UP assembly, while BJP gets absolute majority.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/9/1978Asian Games begin in Bangkok.
1/26/1993Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
2/1/1994PM Rao attends the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, Switzerland.
7/17/1947Ramdas Coastal Steamer sank off Bombay claiming 550 lives.
7/18/1993Dr. Banoo Coyaji, 75, gets Magsaysay Award for Public Service.
7/22/1959Ananth Kumar was born in Banglore. He is a Minister in Vajpayee's Government.
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
9/4/1665Raja Jai Singh treaty of Purandar was signed between the Mughals and Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
12/1/1982Pakistan beats India to win hockey gold in the Asian Games.
1/3/1880Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started.