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Historical Event on 2/18/1996

Kenya's first full One Day International Cricket match at Cricket World Cup vs India. Tendulkar scored 127* and India won over Kenya.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/1981New Government led by the Congress (I) leader K. Karunakaran installed in Kerala.
10/6/1935Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.
11/17/1925Jemini Ganesh, film actor, was born.
9/8/1952The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva.
9/22/1687Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom.
7/1/1927Chandrashekhar, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
12/12/1955The President promulgated an ordinance providing the usage of Hindi with English for official purposes of Indian Union. B.G. Kher Commission (under article 344(I) of the Constitution) constituted. Hindi Teaching Scheme was introduced under Ministry of Home Affairs.
2/25/1993Kranti Renadev, a naxalite under trial in Andhra, freed.
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
8/14/1987A soldier in a guard of honor attacks Indian Prime Minister Gandhi with his rifle butt at Sri Lanka.