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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 |
| 12/17/1910 | Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India), was born in Bombay. |
| 7/1/1781 | British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued. |
| 3/9/1931 | The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London. |
| 10/19/1979 | T. R. Baalu was born in Thalikottai, Distt. Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu). |
| 9/29/1932 | Hamid Dalwai, Muslim social reformer, was born. |
| 4/15/1947 | The new Indian Parliament appeals for non-violence. |
| 12/24/1988 | Jaynendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist, died. |
| 6/13/1998 | India rejects G-8 prescriptions saying they are ''coercive and intrusive'' and intend to freeze the nuclear weapon capabilities of New Delhi and Islamabad. |
| 1/18/1950 | Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away. |
| 3/15/1931 | M.I.Mohammad Ghose, cricket test umpire for 8 tests from 1976-80, was born in Tamil Nadu. |
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