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Historical Event on 11/18/1988

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Delhi on a three-day visit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1991An Inter Governmental Coference on Youth Tourism, held for first time, was hosted by the Government of India under the aegis of the World Tourism Organisation. (18-11-91).
11/21/1991General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India.
8/18/1997Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched.
1/27/1967Maharashtra State Text book manufacturing and carriculum modification Corporation established at Pune.
2/1/1917Samar Roy, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1961-70, was born in Bengal.
8/5/1950Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, passed away.
8/21/1931Pandit Vishnu Dingambar Paluskar, famous singer and the blind musician of Maharashtra, passed away.
1/26/1997Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs.
8/26/1967Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away.
2/14/1881Rajendra Lal Dutta and M.M.Basu established the first Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital in Calcutta.