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Historical Event on 2/18/1911

Captain Vasudev Belwalkar, who had also written the novels on history and war, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1973Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were renamed as Lakshadweep, and Masker (Mysore) state renamed as Karnataka.
9/22/1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.
1/30/1948Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting.
10/19/1920Prakashchandra Sethi, former central minister, was born.
11/2/1889Tyagmurti Goswami Ganeshdutt, social worker, was born at Chiniot in Jhang district, Punjab.
2/18/1988Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, freedom fighter, political leader, great social reformer, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, passed away.
11/29/1948Assembly bans discrimination against untouchables.
10/15/1946Victor Banerjee, actor (A Passage to India), was born in Calcutta, India.
8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
10/31/1989Dr. A. P. Mukherjee became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation till 11/01/90.