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Historical Event on 2/18/1975

Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/13/1995Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.
1/10/1897Wildemar Modecai Haffkine, famous scientist, innoculated himself with vaccine against Plague publicly to demonstrate the harmlessness of the product in Bombay. The method of preparation of this vaccine has remained the same till now for more then hundred years.
12/4/1998Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition.
3/1/1955Pakistan vs India five Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw.
7/18/1993India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final.
1/27/1967Delimitation Agreement for Warfare in space was signed by 60 nations in United Nation.
4/11/1964Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level.
12/20/1757Clauk became Governor of Bengal.
9/15/1927Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena was born.
7/18/1909Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born.