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Historical Event on 6/18/1978

The Karakoram Highway, linking Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with Sinkiang in China, is opened.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1953Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
2/27/1990Polls in Pondicherry and eight states.
12/1/1946Australia compiled 645 vs India at Gabba. Bradman made 187 runs.
11/9/1909The Times reports failure of Gandhi Government negotiations on Transvaal laws.
10/1/1894Sudhi Ranjan Das, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Calcutta.
3/17/1999GM Dibyendu Barua and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi (both India) won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Asian Zonal chess championship in Mumbai.
12/20/1988The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval.
1/31/1986Shri Vishwanath More, famous music director, passed away.
6/6/199614 Janata Dal legislators revolt in Karnataka against the composition of the J H Patel ministry.
11/24/1989Tendulkar scores a record cricket test 50 aged 16 years 214 days.