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Historical Event on 2/18/1918

Gopal Krishna Adig, modern Kannad poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/19/1971Indian Navy's first submarine station started at 'Veer Bahu' in Visakhapatanam.
4/9/1999K. Sasikiran won the National 'A' chess title with a round to spare in Nagpur.
11/6/2000Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister.
11/14/1957Children's Day.
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.
9/25/195414 Members of Parliament (MP) form a new party called the Union of Socialist Progress. Acharya Kripalani is the leader.
5/28/1965Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad, India kills 400.
6/25/1996Sunderlal Bahuguna, noted environmentalist, ends 74-day repentance fast at Rajghat following assurance from PM Deve Gowda.
6/28/1972Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died. He was the first founder of Indian statistical Institute to receive world recognition. In 1958, he started his national sample surveys. A Sample survey means assessing a situation by studying a part of it which would represent the whole, some of his proposals were included in the second five year paln. His original work made him elected as fellow of the Royal society in 1945.
3/23/1947Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India.