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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
11/13/1935Chandra Prakash Gupta, great educationist, was born at Gaini in UP.
11/11/1973India's first International Philatelic Exihibition started in New Delhi.
11/3/1997Vice President Krishan Kant presents India's 3-point 'South's positive agenda' at G-15 meet at Kuala Lumpur to ensure a fair deal in the process of globalisation.
2/4/1994India elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF.
2/12/1932Roby James Francis D. Silva, great industrialist, artist and designer, was born at Bombay.
6/23/1927All India Radio's broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta.
7/11/1997Ten persons were killed as police opened fire on Dalit mob which attacked vehicles in protest against desecration of Ambedkar bust in Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar in north-east Mumbai.
10/20/1752The grateful Wazir induced the emperor to make Badan Singh the 'Raja' with the title of Mahendra, and Suraj Mal the 'Mumar Bahadur' with the title of Rajendra.
2/9/1985Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away.
3/30/1988Tamil Nadu beat Railways by an innings and 144 runs to win Ranji Trophy.