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Historical Event on 2/18/1998
C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/26/1929 | British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India. |
| 3/20/1937 | England beat Scotland at Murrayfield for the first time for Soccer's Calcutta Cup, International Championship and Triple Crown, UK. |
| 2/18/1944 | Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Institute' established. |
| 5/23/1995 | TADA expires and new Anti-Terrorists Activities Law proposed. Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 1995, voting put off; Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 1995. |
| 4/11/1952 | Treaty between France and India, transferring the former French settlement of Chandranagar to India, is ratified by the National Assembly, Paris. It was the last formal step in completing the process of sovereignty. |
| 4/11/1952 | Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83. |
| 8/19/1757 | The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company. |
| 10/6/1992 | Z. R. Ansari, former central minister, died. |
| 11/7/1950 | King Tribhubana Bir Bikram of Nepal flees palace for refuge in Indian Embassy at Kathmandu. |
| 6/23/2000 | Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath gets Amnesty International Global award for human rights journalism.. |
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