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Historical Event on 2/18/1944

Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Institute' established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/14/1997Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.
12/4/1993Mulayam Singh Yadav, takes over as CM of UP; Bhairon Singh Sekhawat of Congress sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.
10/17/1994Seshan's controversial biography ''DMK'' obtains stay.
9/10/1996Central Ethical Committee of ICMR on Human Research, constituted under the Chairmanship of Justice (Retired) M.N. Venkatachaliah, held its first meeting. Several sub committees were constituted to address specific topics viz. Epidemiological Research, Clinical Evaluation of Products to be Used on Humans, Organ Transplantation; Human Genetics, etc.
3/1/1993India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.
9/7/1999Haider Noorani, BJP candidate for the Anantang Lok Sabha seat, killed in bomb blast.
8/22/1980Kishor Shahu, actor and director, died.
9/1/1956Pakistani troops infiltrated the Line of Control in Kashmir.
6/1/1842Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali officer and litterateur, was born.
8/17/1947The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence.