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Historical Event on 2/18/1992

Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/30/1974India, Pakistan decide to end the ten-year trade ban.
1/2/1953Government set up a Board of Editors under Dr. Syed Mahmood to prepare a history of Freedom Movement in India.
11/23/1948The beseiged garrison of Punch was relieved a full year after its siege. This meant that a firm grip had been established all the way from Pathankot on the major portions of this province.
1/21/1980Assembly elections in Kerala; LDF wins absolute majority. E.K. Nayanar forms government in Kerala.
4/27/1997CBI decides to prosecute Bihar CM Laloo Prasad Yadav, former CM Dr. Jagannath Mishra, Union Minister Chandra Deo Prasad Verma and 53 others in the Rs. 950 crore fodder scam case.
1/10/1966Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders ended after signing of peace accord by Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan.
2/19/1812Congregational missionaries Adoniram Judson, 23, and his wife Ann, 22, first sailed from New England to Calcutta. (Judson eventually concentrated his labors in Burma).
6/10/1832Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India), was born.
2/1/1972International Airports Authority of India established.
8/20/1991Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras.