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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
7/28/1924Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
2/4/1990Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.
1/1/1981Colaba District renamed as Raigad District.
11/8/2000Queen Ingrid (90), Denmark's Swedish born queen mother and great-grand daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria, died in Copenhagen.
3/22/199957 prisoners in Indian and Pakistan jails are repatriated to their respective motherlands at the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost on the border in Amristar district.
8/4/1931Narendra Shankar Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), was born in Bombay.
5/21/1835Biharilal Chakravorty, Bengali poet, was born.
1/23/1909New direct 7,000-mile telegraphic link with India is hailed as a great achievement at London.
6/22/1996Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test debut.