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Historical Event on 2/18/1975

Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/2000Koneru Humpy was crowned the youngest British Ladies chess champion at the end of eleventh and final round in the Smith and Williamson British chess championship in Somerset.
1/29/1781First Newspaper, J.A.Hickey's Bengal Gazette - January 29, 1781.
11/25/1866Allahabad court was established for Uttar Pradesh territory, it sat in Agra with five Judges between 1866 and 1868. It also has a bench in Lucknow.
4/1/1973India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.
4/1/1992ESI ceiling of Rs. 3000 comes into effect.
5/17/1857Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India.
12/5/1990With the induction of 60 ministers, the Bihar Cabinet becomes the largest ever cabinet in India with a total of 71 ministers.
3/19/1997BJP and BSP agree for a coalition government in Uttar Pradesh.
2/28/1997The samadhi of Morarji Desai - Abhay Ghat - near Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to be converted to a national monument, this was decided on Feburary 11.
12/25/1954Manvendranath Roy, great patriot, died.