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Historical Event on 2/18/1994

India rejects OIC offer to mediate on Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.
9/7/1995Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh CM, wins the vote of confidence. He received 227 votes. 31 were neutral.
4/1/1957Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa.
8/1/1905Horse 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/.
9/17/1954India outlaws bigamy.
9/26/1932Gandhiji breaks fast on Indian government's acceptance of his demand regarding Harijans.
4/15/1794Moropant Paradkar, great poet of Marathi in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
12/27/1977The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
6/17/1903Jyotiprasad Agarwal, Assamia playwright, poet and music director, was born.
8/19/1947Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, died.