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Historical Event on 2/18/1975
Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/14/1942 | Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts. |
| 12/28/2000 | The Kanchi Acharya presents the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati national eminence awards to former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi (in absentia), scientist Ramnarayan Agarwal and pravachan artist Rameshbhai Ojha. |
| 12/11/1990 | Naresh Chandra was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1992 |
| 11/16/1915 | Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, martyr, died. |
| 1/18/1978 | Shri Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away. |
| 7/8/1996 | Tamil Nadu Govt. moves SC for fresh directions to Karnataka govt. for release of 15 tmc. ft. of water. |
| 6/23/1894 | Edward VIII, king of Great Brit/N-Ireland and emperor of India (1936), was born. |
| 5/17/1992 | Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed. |
| 1/19/1990 | Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA. |
| 2/28/1930 | Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates. |
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