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Historical Event on 2/18/2000

Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/9/1961Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 15-04-1962.
8/10/1948Atomic Energy Commission established.
2/17/1883Vasudeo Balvant Phadke, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away in prison at Aden.
1/5/2000Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament.
11/13/1901War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London.
3/22/1902Great Britain and Persia agree to link Europe and India by telegraph.
1/20/2000J&K accepts the report of the State Autonomy committee tabled in the Assembly last year.
12/22/1887Srinivas Ramanujam, India's greatest mathematician, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
8/5/1992Achyutrao Patwardhan, leader of 'Quit India Movement', died at Varanasi at the age of 86.
9/7/1998Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order.