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Historical Event on 2/18/1945
Kal Yug' era passed away.

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11/7/1862	Bahadurshah Jafar -II died at Rangoon in British prision.
11/2/1990	Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.
10/1/1991	India takes over the presidency of Security Council with Ambassador G.R. Gharekhan in the chair.
3/21/1997	Foreign currency reserves of RBI stand at $16 billions, which was a record of sorts.
1/18/1950	India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
5/25/1941	5,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India.
7/3/1997	Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
2/8/1986	Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96).
2/2/1862	Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.
6/25/1998	Sikh high priests exonerate the Akali Dal leader and chief of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Gurcharan Singh Tohra, of charges of violating a ``Hukumnama'' (religious edict) issued by the Akal Takht, which prescribed a complete boycott of the members of the Nirankari missions for their ''blasphemous'' activities.

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Historical Event on 2/18/1945 Kal Yug' era passed away.

Historical Event on 2/18/1945
Kal Yug' era passed away.