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Historical Event on 2/18/1997

Dhaniram Baruah, controversial heart surgeon who claimed to have transplanted a pig's heart into one of his patients, released on bail in Guwahati.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1947Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.
1/26/1972Amar Jawan, a national memorial, established at India Gate, New Dehli.
10/12/1995Inderjit Gupta re-elected General Secretary of CPI.
7/29/1994Indian army kills 27 Muslem militants.
7/1/1989New Governors were appointed in five states. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao became Governor for J&K.
7/6/1998Moshood Abiola, the detained Nigerian politician and presumed winner of the 1993 elections, died in Abuja.
12/31/1900Krishna Narayan Ratanjankar, famous musician and writer of Tan Sangrah in three parts and Abhinav Geet Mangari, was born in Bombay.
3/22/1991President withholds assent to the pension bill of Members of Parliament.
11/5/1976Lok Sabha votes to extend its own life by another year.
6/1/1998Finance Minister announced the Swadeshi budget.