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Historical Event on 1/18/1980

Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in.

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7/2/1999Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
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4/19/1996AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.
10/23/1985Rajiv Gandhi went to New York for the 40th anniversary of the UN.
5/22/1993Karnataka special task force guns down Veerappan's brother and righthand man Arjunan.
12/5/1991Sarkaria report accepted.
12/12/1996India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water.