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Historical Event on 4/18/1991

Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1932Hamid Dalwai, Muslim social reformer, was born.
9/15/1912Rusi Karanjia, journalist and publisher, was born.
2/25/1910Dalai Lama, Tibeten monk, flees from Chinese troops and takes refuge in India.
5/27/1997Sri Lanka claims Independence Cup, winning the second match in the best-of-three finals in Calcutta.
5/15/1996The 11th Lok Sabha constituted as Election Commission submits a list of 534 successful candidates to President.
6/17/1947Burma was adopted as republic by constitution assembly.
2/27/1931Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad.
8/27/1946Gandhiji cables warning to British Government against repetition of ""Bengal Tragedy"". He also wrote to Wavell.
11/24/1998Polling is held in 626 assembly constituencies spread over four States - Delhi, Madhya Prades, Mizoram and Rajasthan.
3/23/1942Japanese forces occupy Rangoon, Andaman Islands in Indian Ocean.