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Historical Event on 02/18/1266
Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
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| 3/18/1953 | Backward Classes Commission inaugurated. |
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| 9/17/1950 | Govt. grants diplomatic recognition to Israel. |
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| 9/25/1928 | Akbar Abul-Fath Djalaluddin, third Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), was born at Amarkot in Sind under the protection of Rana Virsal. Humayun had also taken refuge at Amarkot. |
| 3/21/1994 | Pakistan blocks access to Indian consulate in Karachi. |
| 9/10/1999 | Sonia Gandhi files her nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency. |
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