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Historical Event on 9/18/1972

India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971.

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8/14/1980Centre nationalizes Maruti company.
1/8/1973Nanasaheb Parulekar, father of 'Sakal' newspaper, died.
10/2/1999Ban orders in Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.
11/18/1964Dharam Vira was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27-06-1966
6/6/1922Gopalan Morappakam Joysam, cricketer, was born at Maduranthakan, in Tamil Nadu. He received the Padmashree in 1964.
2/16/1942The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943.
2/4/1628Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
9/3/1915Following the monsoon, a good harvest is expected, except in Gujarat, in northern Rajputana and Punjab where isolated falls were recorded in Delhi.
12/8/1999Dr. Shankar K. Pal of the Indian Statistical Institute selected for the G.D. Birla Award for 1999.