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Historical Event on 4/18/1971

Air India's first Jumbo Jet Plane passenger Boeing 747 named 'Emperor Samrat Ashok' was landed on Santacruz Airport at Bombay.

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9/24/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was second time crowned by 'Tantrik Paddhati'.
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2/21/1829Kittur Rani Channamma, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.
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