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Historical Event on 2/18/1871
Vithhalbhai Javherbhai Patel, great nation lover and veteran parliament member, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/21/1933 | Annie Besant, great social worker and founder of Home Rule Movement, passed away. |
| 6/28/1857 | Nana Sahib proclaimed himself as the Peshwa and called for the total extermination of the British power of India at Bithoor. |
| 4/24/1959 | Nehru meets the exiled Dalai Lama in Mussoorie. |
| 12/25/1919 | Naushad, famous film music director, was born. |
| 10/21/1950 | China invades Tibet. |
| 9/15/1992 | Price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas hiked. |
| 2/11/1906 | Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore. |
| 5/22/1961 | Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento. |
| 3/26/1977 | Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet. |
| 10/31/1895 | Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur. |
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