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Historical Event on 2/18/1823
Gopal Hari Deshmukh, lokhitwadi, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/20/1925 | Marquess Curzon of Kedleston died this morning at age 66 from complications following an operation. Long a kingpin of the Conservative party, Lord Curzon spent 40 years in public life, serving as Viceroy and Governor General of India and, at the end of his career, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Though he came close to becoming prime minister in 1923, his aristocratic past militated against him in an era which nominated leaders from the House of Commons. He twice wed US women and enjoyed fame as an author of books about politics and his own travels. |
| 3/13/1992 | K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away. |
| 2/13/1713 | Farrukh Siyar becomes Emperor of India after capturing Red Fort. |
| 1/25/2000 | The Centre begins the process of privatising the country's domestic carrier, Indian Airlines, and also approves the sale of majority equity in Modern Foods India Limited. |
| 2/24/1994 | Sharp increase in freight rates in the 1994-95 Railway budget; Pre-budget Economic Survey puts GDP growth in 1993-94 at 3.8\%. |
| 2/20/1987 | Lok Dal splits over leadership issue. |
| 9/20/1940 | Saroj Lalwani, journalist and printing press director, was born. |
| 10/5/1907 | British MP Keir Hardie reported fomenting rebellion in India. |
| 7/15/1991 | The 25-day-old Narasimha Rao government wins a vote of confidence in Lok Sabha by securing 241 to 111; 112 abstained. |
| 1/1/1980 | This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"". |
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