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Historical Event on 2/18/1997

Dhaniram Baruah, controversial heart surgeon who claimed to have transplanted a pig's heart into one of his patients, released on bail in Guwahati.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/29/1933Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'.
1/23/1999An Australian missionary, Graham Stewart Staines, and his two sons Philip and Timothy are burnt to death by miscreants near Manoharpur village in Orissa's Keonjhar district.
10/16/1994IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit.
5/13/1997Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.
1/14/1969Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu.
5/24/1999Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.
5/24/1999Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
10/26/194627 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta.
8/2/1959Little Theatre was established.
8/2/1959Maharana Pratap Singh of Udaipur, great freedom fighter, soldier and revolutionary, passed away. His son Amar Singh succeeded him.