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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
3/11/1971Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament.
7/19/1763Mir Kasim was defeated in 'Katwa' battle by Britishers.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
9/25/1947Kashmir accedes to Indian Union.
3/28/1986Extremist Sikhs kill 13 Hindus in Ludhiana, India.
8/21/1981Dattatrey Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kakasaheb"", freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 96.
5/1/1998The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
2/25/1977Second satellite Earth Station established at Dehradun.
3/3/1997Senior Officials Meeting of Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries begins in Mauritius.
11/24/1930Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar, cricketer ( wicket keeper in one Test India vs NZ 1955-56), was born in Pen, Maharashtra.