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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 |
| 2/18/1997 | Maharana Pratap, great revolutionary, soldier and freedom fighter, was born. |
| 2/11/1998 | The Punjab police unearth a plot to kill Prime Minister I. K. Gujral, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, and Congress(I) leader Sonia Gandhi by a pro-Khalistan militant group. |
| 5/12/1992 | Security scandal, RBI extends probe to four foreign banks. |
| 11/2/1967 | Ministry of Education evolves a National Service Scheme for University students. |
| 2/11/1993 | Kamal Amrohi, famous film producer, director and writer, died at the age of 76 years. He is famous for his Hindi films such as Mahal (1949), Pakeezah (1972) and Razia Sultan (1983). He also established Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films) in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958. |
| 8/15/1997 | The Government bans doctors from determining the sex of the foetus. |
| 7/3/1948 | H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy. |
| 12/5/1933 | Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P. |
| 12/7/1999 | Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK. |
| 5/11/1993 | Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore. |
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