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Historical Event on 2/18/1992
Vasantrao Karnik, great journalist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/18/1946 | Congress Working Committee decides to accept Interim Government scheme. |
| 8/13/1936 | Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama, freedom fighter, Indian lady revolutionary and politician, passed away at Bombay. |
| 4/6/1955 | Vinayak Maharaj Masurkar, great Samarth Saint, died. |
| 3/4/1996 | King of Bhutan arrives in India for a three-day state visit. |
| 3/31/1999 | The PIO card, conferring privileges on persons of Indian origin settled abroad, is formally launched. |
| 1/1/1664 | Shivaji marched towards Surat. |
| 4/30/1909 | Sant Tukdoji Maharaj, great saint, patriot and social worker, was born at Yawali, district Amravati. |
| 7/2/1999 | Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). |
| 1/1/1949 | A ceasefire eventually came into force. Under UN supervision, a negotiated Cease Fire Line was drawn up on an actual holding basis pending future settlements. This meandering, and at places militarily illogical line, ran some 700 kilometres from Chhamb in the South to a map reference point NJ 9842 in Ladakh in the North. The fighting was to continue for 15 months, with heavy RIAF involvement throughout, but despite being continuously on an operational footing throughout this period, the re-organisation and modernisation of the service continued unabated. |
| 10/31/1975 | Sachin Dev Burman, famous music director, died. |
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