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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 |
| 8/22/1877 | Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, great painter, philosopher, linguist, critic, art researcher in the East, was born at Colombo in Sri Lanka. |
| 12/10/1952 | World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India. |
| 1/15/1966 | The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons. |
| 1/15/1966 | Ruknud-din Firuz Shah, son of Emperor Iltutmish, was assassinated. |
| 2/21/1996 | Japanese encephalitis', caused by virus transmitted by mosquitoes, claims 21 lives in Kerala. |
| 6/22/1944 | British 14th army frees Imphal, Assam. |
| 8/6/1994 | Hajratbal' was handed over to Muslim Auwkaf Trust. |
| 10/27/1907 | Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay died. |
| 3/16/1910 | Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi sr, England & India), was born in Pataudi, Punjab. |
| 5/7/1958 | Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha. |
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