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Historical Event on 1/18/1948

Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/13/1719Jahandar Shah was strangled to death and the Sayyid brothers were killed soon after.
3/23/1967Pandey Bechain Sharma (Ugra) passed away.
12/27/1990Central Govt. introduces fresh direct tax proposals to raise additional Rs. 810 crore by raising income tax and fixing limits for deduction of depreciation.
6/17/1991Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies.
1/18/1994India hires the law firm McAuliffe, Kelly and Rafaelli for lobbying in Washington.
11/16/1887Padmacharan Patnaik, famous Orria poet, was born.
12/1/1989V. P. Singh is named the new prime minister.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
9/22/2000Kerala High Court suspends the sentence awarded by the Kottayam Special Court on 32 accused in the Suryanelli rape case.
9/21/1962Major General I. J. Rikhye completed the task in accordance with the memorandum to UNSF, thus fulfilling the mandate of cessation of hostilities without any incident.