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Historical Event on 3/18/1919

Rowlatt Act, intended to perpetuate the extraordinary powers enjoyed by the Government under Lord Chelmsford during the war, provokes countrywide protests. This Rowlatt Act was forced instead of 1915 Indian Security Act which reduced freedom of Indian people.

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12/17/1978Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali film industry, died.
5/25/1999The Prime Minister declares the Centre will take all possible steps to push back infiltrators in Kargil.
5/13/1995Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding awarded for 1992.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
3/4/1990V. P. Singh resigns as party president, but asked to continue.
6/22/1897The Chafekar brothers, Damodar and Balkrishna, shot British Officer Rand in Pune. This event played a very important role in the revolutionary freedom fighter.
1/20/1957South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports.
10/9/1964K. M. George established the Kerala Congress Party.
1/26/199921 dalits are gunned down by the Ranbit Sena in Jahanabad district in Bihar.
6/15/1986K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident.