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Historical Event on 2/18/1871
Vishnubuwa Brahamchari, first missionary of Hindu religion, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/15/1990 | Punjab Government returned gold and other valuables seized from Golden Temple during the 1984 Blue Star operation to SGPC. |
| 5/6/1910 | Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Emperor of India, died suddenly of pneumonia at Buckingham Palace tonight. He ruled Britain for nine years. Power passed immediately to his son George, the Prince of Wales, who will rule as King George V. The 68-year-old monarch's sudden death threw his country into a state of shock. Edward had apparently caught a cold during a visit the past weekend to the wet grounds of his estate at Sandringham. |
| 5/8/1996 | The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern. |
| 8/30/1989 | Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead. |
| 12/21/1929 | Indian National Congress convenes in Lahore. |
| 1/28/1894 | Anandibai Prabhakar Jayawant, famous Hindi writer, was born at Baroda. |
| 11/30/1995 | G. Umapati, filmmaker, died. |
| 5/10/1905 | Pankaj Malik, music director, was born. |
| 8/13/1911 | Guha Phulrenu, social worker, was born. |
| 6/19/1997 | Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued. |
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