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Historical Event on 2/18/1911

Captain Vasudev Belwalkar, who had also written the novels on history and war, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1964Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, passed away.
3/17/1769To establish the business of English Mill's Cloth, East Indiian Company had imposed various restriction on weavers of Bengal to destroy the Muslim and textile industry in Bengal , which was meant to destroy the Indian cloth and 'malmal' industry.
6/13/1931Gandhi to live in a garret amongst the poor in London.
2/6/1950N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
10/11/1986Mother Teresa escapes unhurt from a plane crash which killed six in Tanzania.
3/8/1998Indian Airlines operates two international flights with all women crew.
5/1/1977Janata Party was established.
4/5/1614Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
2/2/2000The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry clears Ms. Deepa Mehta's film ''Water'' after the director agreed to make some changes in the script.
7/27/1982Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years.