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Historical Event on 5/18/1995

Sukhomoy Sengupta, 76, Tripura's first CM, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1946Jinnah threatens sanctions of ""Direct Action"".
8/6/1993Medha Patkar suspends anti-Narmada stir and drops her ''jal samarpan'' threat.
6/27/1995Environmentalist and 'Chipko' leader, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna ends the 49-day old fast in demand for a scientific review of the controversial Tehri dam project in UP.
6/27/1995Pedro Cabral departs from Pourtugol with 13 ships to India.
2/1/1942No.1 Squadron arrived in Burma with its Lysanders, flying tactical recce missions from Toungoo before transferring to Mingaladon with a flight deployed at Lashio.
10/24/1995A total eclipse of the sun witnessed from India to Vietnam.
11/13/1935Chandra Prakash Gupta, great educationist, was born at Gaini in UP.
6/20/1985The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan.
3/25/1609Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.