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Historical Event on 2/18/1975
Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/20/1987 | Lok Dal splits over leadership issue. |
| 5/5/1992 | Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched. |
| 7/5/1995 | Tarapur nuclear station controls the leakage and soil contamination within the natural background radiation levels. |
| 12/31/1900 | Krishna Narayan Ratanjankar, famous musician and writer of Tan Sangrah in three parts and Abhinav Geet Mangari, was born in Bombay. |
| 7/24/2000 | The trial in the Rs. 133 crore urea scam resumes after about one year in the special court for CBI cases in New Delhi. |
| 12/27/1797 | Mirza Ghalib, great urdu poet and writer, was born at Agra. |
| 2/4/1924 | Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay. |
| 12/13/1947 | Nicholas Raerich, great philosopher, master-artist, prolific writer, scientist, educator, designer, poet, humanitarian, explorer, leader and social worker, died at Naggar, Kulu. |
| 12/21/1956 | The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted. |
| 5/13/1967 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President. |
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