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Historical Event on 3/18/1974

Buddhadev Basu, modern Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and critic, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/30/1995G. Umapati, filmmaker, died.
5/1/1983V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away.
8/8/1972Olympics open at Munich (26).
12/16/1921Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation started tunnel construction under Hoogly river.
9/10/1912B. D. Jatti, former Vice President of India, was born.
12/12/1971All the facilities and pocket money provided to the former kings were cancelled by the Indian Parliament.
1/1/1989This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"".
6/16/1920Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born.
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
11/29/2000India strikes a counter-trade oil deal with Iraq as part of an effort to build a strategic relationship with Baghdad.