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Historical Event on 2/18/2000
Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/17/1992 | S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away. |
| 4/5/1919 | India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes. |
| 11/5/1999 | Malcom Marshall, legendary West Indian fast bowler, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after battling colon cancer for over six months. |
| 11/28/1890 | Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule died. He led a selfless life devoted to the upliftment of the lower classes of the Hindu society. He also started school for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables. He was assissted in education field by his wide Savitri Bai. |
| 4/18/1914 | Cottari Subbanna Nayudu, cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie), was born in Nagpur. |
| 4/18/1914 | Meerabai, saint poet, passed away. |
| 12/5/1872 | Bhai Vir Singh, great poet, social worker, writer, educationist, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Amritsar. |
| 11/5/1990 | Janata Dal splits. The breakaway group claims support of 58 M.P.'s to elect Mr. Chandrashekhar as leader. V.P. Singh's government loses confidence motion in the Lok Sabha. |
| 4/28/1996 | EC orders re-polling in 69 booths in four states. |
| 4/12/1801 | William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta. |
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