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Historical Event on 2/18/1931

Swraj Paul, Indian and British industrialist and multi-millionaire (Caparo), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/26/1924Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies.
5/26/2000Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai.
1/29/1953Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kaka Saheb"" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission.
1/22/1683Shri Samarth Ramdas passed away.
2/22/1982South-South Conference opens in New Delhi.
7/21/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces a special fund for population projects with the Planning Commission providing seed money of Rs. 100 crores. He was addressing the maiden meeting of the National Population Commission.
1/6/1976Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
10/21/1762Herman W Daendels, Brig-General and Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11), was born.
3/22/1709It is assumed that Goswami Tulsidas started writing his great epic 'Ramcharitmanas' in Samvat 1631.
10/25/1951First General Election of India begins.