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Historical Event on 2/18/1946

Cabinet Mission in India.

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12/16/1960Ganesh Chintaman Karve, creator of Marathi dictionary and author, passed away.
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12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
2/23/1962Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.
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