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Historical Event on 2/18/1944

Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Institute' established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1944Guru Ramdasji died. His son Arjun Dev succeeded him and changed the offerings to the Guru into a regular tax.
5/28/1968Bhagwan Gopinathji Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India. He has been called a ""jivanmukta"" (liberated soul) or ""Aghoreshwar"" and his spiritual state has been described as ""Shambhavi Avastha"" (state of Shiva), died. He was a great devotee of Shiva and Shakti and took intense "Sadhana". His disciples and devotees set up an ashram at Kharyar in Srinagar in his name.
6/14/1947Congress Working Committee met at New Delhi to draft the resolution to be placed before All India Congress Committee on the acceptance of Mountbatten plan for the partition of India.
5/27/1968Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously.
10/12/1993National Environment Council with PM as chairperson set up.
11/10/1991South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India.
4/4/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, inaugurates Samvidhan.com, a website about the Constitution. The site is a part of the Hindi portal, Webdunia.com.
10/12/1911Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay.
1/23/1927Balasaheb Thackrey, Shiv Sena chief and Hindu Hriday Samrat, was born.
1/23/1927General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India.