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Historical Event on 2/18/1998

C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1857Veer Narayan Singh organised a small group and had an encounter with British army. He was charged treason and sentenced to death. He was executed publicly.
7/15/1986Sandhya Agarwal made 190 runs in third Womens Test Cricket setting a new record in England.
8/12/199272 militants surrendered before Punjab CM Beant Singh.
1/18/1938The last batch of the political prisioners sailed back to the mainland from the Cellular Jail.
7/7/1995Rajan Pillai, 47, died because of denial of timely medical attention by Tihar jail authorities and also within 24 hours of rejection of his plea for medical treatment at Escorts Hospital by the court.
3/3/1952The Indian National Congress secured absolute majority in the Lok Sabha in the General elections.
2/8/1897Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
9/24/1936It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity.
4/19/1976Indira Gandhi proposes a resumption of ties with Pakistan in New Delhi.
11/3/1900Sagarmal Gopa, freedom fighter, was born.