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Historical Event on 2/18/1944

Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Institute' established.

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3/11/1975Battle between Marathas and Nizam at Kharda.
12/31/1941Milkha Singh Govindsingh Amritsar, cricketer (brother of Kripal Singh, Indian batsman in 4 Tests), was born in Madras.
9/4/1929N. Hanumantha Rao, cricket test umpire for 9 tests from 1978-84, was born in Karnataka.
6/1/1998Petrol price is raised by Re.1 per litre.
5/5/1929Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.
9/8/1951The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions) was re-designated as CDA(P), Allahabad.
1/16/1997Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai.