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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/3/1889Khudiram Bose, famous revolutionary and freedom fighter of Muzaffarpur Bomb Case, was born at Habibpur village, West Bengal.
2/9/1942Chiang Kai-Shek meets Sir Stafford Cripps, British Viceroy in India.
4/30/1998Anna Hazare, social worker, was awarded the CARE International humanitarian award for 1998.
6/23/1985Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 'Kanishka' which was travelling to Mumbai from Montreal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after explosion near Ireland. 329 people on board died.
9/17/1938Dilip Purushottam Chitre, famous Marathi poet, story writer, critic and Sahitya Academy awardee, was born.
9/5/1659Queen Saibai, wife of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
2/4/1757Lord Clive remained unsuccessful after sending two ambassadors to make treaty with Siraj -Ud -Daula, while he was marching towards Calcutta.
2/1/1930A bomb, believed to be planted by Indian nationalists, is found at the British Museum at London.
8/15/1997K.Sasikaran gets third IM norm in British Open Chess tournament.
7/23/1997India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.