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Historical Event on 2/18/1992

Vasantrao Karnik, great journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/30/1985Earthquake in Srinagar.
9/9/1923First magazine 'Kiran' was published by Ravikiran Mandal.
9/7/1988President's rule in Mizoram.
4/30/1909R. Shankar, politician, journalist and former Chief Minister of Kerala, was born.
4/10/1996Delhi High Court bans the import of toxic waste in India.
1/24/2000Supreme Court imposes, with immediate effect, a ban on industries in Delhi and Haryana from discharging untreated industrial effluents into the Yamuna.
12/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee questions Pakistan's decision to hand over part of occupied Kashmir to China and says the area belongs to India.
9/28/1993Gas pipe below Karakas National Highway exploded claiming 58 lives.
12/10/1857Veer Narayan Singh organised a small group and had an encounter with British army. He was charged treason and sentenced to death. He was executed publicly.
1/28/1902Gandhiji left for Rangoon visit. Stays for a month with Gokhale at Calcutta. Returns to Rajkot and settles down to practise.