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Historical Event on 2/18/1997
Dhaniram Baruah, controversial heart surgeon who claimed to have transplanted a pig's heart into one of his patients, released on bail in Guwahati.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/25/1950 | The post of the Governor General of India was abolished. |
| 9/22/1986 | India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie. |
| 7/27/1982 | Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years. |
| 5/22/1940 | Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970). |
| 9/26/1931 | Vijay Laxman Manjrekar, cricketer (father of Sanjay, reliable Indian batsman), was born in Bombay. |
| 10/22/1913 | Harumal Sadarangani, famous Sindhi writer, was born at Sind, Pakistan. |
| 10/22/1913 | Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India. |
| 7/4/1986 | Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston. |
| 4/11/1856 | Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born. |
| 2/17/1918 | S. V. Kumaraswamy, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1961-62, was born at Tamil Nadu. |
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