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Historical Event on 2/18/1871

Vithhalbhai Javherbhai Patel, great nation lover and veteran parliament member, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1871Affonso de Albuquerque wrote, ""My determination now is to prevent any Moor entering Goa, to leave a sufficient force of men and ships in the place, then with another fleet visit the Red sea and Ormu
5/10/1982Karnataka Kranti Ranga led by Devaraj Urs comes into being.
2/10/1943Gandhi begins hunger strike to protest imprisonment. This strike lasted for 21 days till March 3.
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
5/6/1952Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution.
5/3/1969Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
5/1/1995SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.
8/23/2000Pronindranath Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, dies of a massive heart attack at the AIIMS, New Delhi.
9/8/1897Lokmanya Tilak charged in anti-national activity case.