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Historical Event on 2/18/1994
India rejects OIC offer to mediate on Kashmir.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/30/1997 | At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir. |
9/7/1995 | Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh CM, wins the vote of confidence. He received 227 votes. 31 were neutral. |
4/1/1957 | Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa. |
8/1/1905 | Horse drawn tram cars were closed down in Bombay. This service was started on May 9, 1874 with 20 tram cars and 200 horses. The very first day of its run, the number of passengers carried was 451 and the amount earned was Rs. 85/- on the last day it had 1360 horses and carried 71,947 passengers and earned Rs.4,260/. |
9/17/1954 | India outlaws bigamy. |
9/26/1932 | Gandhiji breaks fast on Indian government's acceptance of his demand regarding Harijans. |
4/15/1794 | Moropant Paradkar, great poet of Marathi in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
12/27/1977 | The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi. |
6/17/1903 | Jyotiprasad Agarwal, Assamia playwright, poet and music director, was born. |
8/19/1947 | Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, died. |
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