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Historical Event on 2/18/1823

Gopal Hari Deshmukh, lokhitwadi, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/26/1887Sir Benegal Narsingh Rao, an eminent lawyer and political leader, was born. He was the first Indian President of UN Security Council in 1950.
2/26/1887Origin of Fasli Era (India).
3/9/1990Lalu Prasad Yadav to form JD Ministry in Bihar.
9/27/1856Pratap Narayan Mishra, Hindi writer, was born. He is one of the pioneers of mordern Hindi language.
6/23/1992Tin Bigha Day protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh.
1/1/1926Mohammad Abdul Hye, educationist, was born at Alitangani, (Nowgong).
12/24/2000Viswanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win a world chess title in the world chess championship in Taheran.
12/26/1914Dr. Shushila Nair, social reformer, was born in village Kunjah, district Gunjra, Punjab (now Pakistan). She dedicated her life to serve Gandhiji and Gandhi Ashram and also performed the duties of Indian citizen by taking active participation in freedom movement.
9/27/1989Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee, noted playback singer and music director, died.
2/23/1962Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.