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Historical Event on 2/18/1992

Vasantrao Karnik, great journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/4/1993D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away.
10/3/1997Financial and operational autonomy to be given to 97 profit-making public sector enterprises ('mini-ratnas') other than the navaratnas.
12/10/1989Janardan Swami passed away.
4/26/1926Karachi Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943).
4/22/1942The Telecommunication Training Centre was established at Jabalpur.
12/20/1946Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur.
7/12/1957Sahajada Karim became Aga Khan.
4/27/1960Presidential orders were issued on the report of the Committee of Parliament on official Languages which includes issues relating to preparation of terminology (Hindi glossaries, Hindia translation of codes and procedural literature, imparting training in Hindi to employees propagation of Hindi, language of bills, language to be used in the Supreme Court and High Court etc).
7/4/1902Swami Vivekanand (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta), Indian religious leader and social reformer, died at Memorial Rock, KanyaKumari. His brilliant career came to a sudden end only at the age of 39.
5/17/1992R. Venkataraman, President, leaves for a six-day visit to China.