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Historical Event on 2/18/1988

Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, freedom fighter, political leader, great social reformer, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/7/1979First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay.
3/9/1914Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born.
6/2/1988Raj Kapoor, famous film actor, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, passed away.
6/26/1906M.P. Sivagnanam, famous Tamil writer and social worker, was born at Madras.
4/3/1956Nehru announces that troops have been sent to control Naga tribal people in the Burmese border area, who are asking for a separate state.
2/11/1942Jamnalal Bajaj, greatest iIndustrialist, social reformer, freedom fighter and Gandhiwadi, passed away.
3/18/1992Shreyanprasad Jain, famous philanthropist and industrialist, passed away.
2/19/1861Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away.
11/7/1867Madam Marie Sklodowska, great scientist, professor and Nobel Prize awardee, was born in Poland.
4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.