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Historical Event on 2/18/1905

Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House in London to help Indians visiting England. He also established the Indian Home Rule society, which helped him to raise his voice against British Domination in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1958Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody.
5/23/1947The U.K. Cabinet today took the historic step of agreeing to Lord Mountbatten's proposal for the partition of India into two states, one Muslim and the other Hindu. The Viceroy is to have a series of talks with Lord Listowel, the Secretary for India.
1/1/1862Indian Penal Code and code of Criminal Procedure passed on October 6, 1860 came into force.
6/20/1946Kashmir authorities arrest President-elect Nehru for refusing to obey an order banning him from the state.
2/1/1929Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born.
2/28/1998The third and final phase of polling is held in 131 Lok Sabha constituencies in 10 States and one Union Territory.
9/18/1972India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971.
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.
3/21/1997Geet Sethi regains Gold Flake Open billiards in Chennai.
1/12/1949Tej Bahadur Saproo, liberal leader, passed away. He was a strong believer in constitution and not in revolutions.