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Historical Event on 9/18/1972

Government of India announces increase of minimum bonus to workers from 4\% to 8.33\%.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/12/1992Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous Classical singer, passed away at the age of 67.
11/28/1993JRD Tata, 89, passed away in Geneva.
5/30/1955Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Indian Worker's Movement, passed away.
2/20/1982The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
10/5/1932Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (7 Tests for India, 1 century), was born in Bombay.
5/2/1998The Indian Army at Bandipura market captured 10.5 Kg Charas.
11/16/1713Chhatrapati Shahu appointed Balaji Vishwanath, a very remarkable man in Maratha history, as 'Peshwa'.
2/10/1943Gandhi begins hunger strike to protest imprisonment. This strike lasted for 21 days till March 3.
10/2/1972Broadcasting of Mumabi Doordarshan started.
10/2/1929Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust