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Historical Event on 3/18/1972
First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/22/1818 | Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85. |
| 7/31/1940 | Udham Singh, fiery revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by the British Government in the Pantone Villa Jail, London. |
| 5/28/1964 | A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader. |
| 11/11/1924 | Rusi Sheriyar Modi, cricketer (Indian batsman in post-War years), was born in Surat, Gujarat. |
| 7/31/1993 | Zafar Saifullah was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1994. |
| 11/21/1999 | The Centre retired two members of the Prasar Bharati Board, Ms. Romila Thapar, eminent historian and Mr. Rajendra Yadav. |
| 10/18/2000 | Supreme Court gives the nod for construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river. |
| 1/30/1971 | Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore. |
| 1/8/1994 | Kamkothi Parmacharya Shri Chandrashekhar Saraswati, 68th Shankaracharya of Kanchi maat and Indian Saint, passed away at the the of 99. |
| 8/19/1999 | India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore. |
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