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Historical Event on 2/18/1992
Vasantrao Karnik, great journalist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/4/1952 | India returns Peking's famine-relief aid, saying it had political strings attached. |
| 10/31/1990 | Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead. |
| 12/16/1999 | Michael Johnson's 400m world record (43.18s) set up in the Seville World championship was ratified by IAAF. Other records also ratified were Kenyan Noah Ngeny's 1000m mark (2 11.96, Reiti, Italy) and Moroccan Hicham el Guerrouj's 2000m (4 44.79, Berlin). |
| 12/16/1999 | Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle. |
| 4/14/1925 | Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi. |
| 3/22/1949 | SSC Examination system started. |
| 9/11/1954 | Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born. |
| 2/22/1946 | Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day. |
| 6/10/1987 | Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor, died. |
| 5/28/1988 | The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China. |
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