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Historical Event on 2/18/1988

Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, freedom fighter, political leader, great social reformer, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1961Gold Bond scheme was started to boost Indian economy after Indo-China war.
2/22/1993Vinod Kambli scores 224 vs England at Bombay in 411 balls and smashes 23 fours.
10/19/1875The first section from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment was opened to traffic.
2/19/1994IRBM Agni Missile test fired successfully for the third time.
8/1/1953Bombay Government decides to abolish ''jagirs'' in merged areas.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
3/9/1997Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years.
10/4/1993PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore.
4/25/1998The Government announces a new salary structure for university and college teachers, consequent to the implementation of the Fifth Pay Commission recommendations.
3/25/1933Vasantrao Gowarikar, space scientist, was born.