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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
9/29/1942The British police shot Matangini Hazra, a 72-year old woman of Tamluk town in Midnapur district, when she was leading the flag at Tamluk in August movement procession.
7/7/1999The Indian Army recaptures Jubar height in the Batalik sector.
1/15/1887Shri Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Chowdary, freedom fighter and a great native poet, was born in village Angaluru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.
1/21/1970Harivinayak Pataskar, former Central Minister and Governor of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
10/14/199210 Indians sentenced to six years in jail in the UAE on account of staging a play in Sharjah.
7/16/1917Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born.
10/19/1774Members of the Council and the Judge of Supreme Court of England came to improve the management in India.
4/4/1938A. M. Chakrabarty was born in Sainthia at West Bengal. He found that under the optimum conditions of time, temperature and nutrients the Hydrocarbon-eating "qualities'' of four diffrent strains of bacteria could be transferred into one. He also showed that this super-strain of bacteria reproduces itself.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
9/20/1928Narayan Guru ""Nanu"" of Kerala entered in maha Samadhi. His teachings are held in great reverence even today.