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Historical Event on 2/18/1665
The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/23/1929 | Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at Bombay. |
| 3/31/1994 | Argentina President Carlos Menem visits India. |
| 10/24/1953 | Selection of the Dassault Ouragan fighter from France at this time reflected the decision to initiate diversification of supply sources. The first four of over 100 Ouragans, or 'Toofanis' as they were to become known in the IAF, reached Palam Airport from France and this type re-equipped Nos.8, 3 and 4 Squadrons in that order. |
| 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). |
| 8/12/1952 | Social Welfare Board inaugurated in the Parliament. |
| 4/19/1910 | Anant Laxman Kanhere, revolutionary, was hanged. |
| 10/22/1873 | Swami Rama Tirtha, great social reformer and poet, was born at Murariwala village of Gujranwala district. He lectured throughout Japan and America spreading "practical Vedant |
| 4/17/1917 | V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai). |
| 2/24/1986 | Rukmini Devi passed away. |
| 11/9/1972 | Laxmi Poruri, guntur India and tennis star (1994 Futures-College Park), was born. |
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