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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
6/12/2000The Government appointed S. K. Mahajan of Delhi High Court as the chairman of the one-man tribunal to adjudicate whether or not there was sufficient cause for declaring LTTE as unlawful.
5/19/1954The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board.
8/10/1993Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10.
10/31/1843Tarkanath Gangopadhyay, first realistic social novelist of Bengal, was born.
1/1/1989This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"".
8/25/1959Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, declares in New Delhi that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim if attacked by China.
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
3/17/1989Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away.
10/30/1990Several people died and many injured as security forces opened fire at a crowd marching towards Ram Janmabhumi/Babari Masjid to perform 'karseva'.
2/16/1933Surya Sen Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, who attacked the Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army and was underground on Jalalabad Hills, was arrested.