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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
10/24/1851First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.
11/16/1998Kiran More, former Indian stumper, calls it a day from first class cricket at Baroda.
4/1/1855Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's first Bengali primer 'Varnaparichay' was published.
6/7/1998India emerges World Bank's single largest borrower with cumulative loans of 44 billion dollars.
9/9/1923First magazine 'Kiran' was published by Ravikiran Mandal.
2/12/1949Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
5/27/1906Gandhiji writes to his brother Lakshimidas, stating his disinterestedness in worldly possessions.
5/20/1972Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.
10/1/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
4/8/1831Ram Mohan Roy landed in England.