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Significance of 18th March:

Every year on March 18th, India commemorates Ordnance Factories Day, a day to recognise the significant contributions of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) to the nation's defence needs. On this day production began at Gun and Shell Factory, Cossipore, Kolkata.


1922- In India, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience, of which he serves only two.

1944- Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupts, killing 26 people, causing thousands to flee their homes, and destroying dozens of Allied bombers.

1968- The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.



Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:

1901- Sailajananda Mukhopadhyay was a renowned novelist and film director.

1912- Bimal Mitra was an Indian writer in Bengali. One of his most popular works, Shaheb Bibi Golam (January 1953) which was adapted into a hugely popular movie.

1926- Himanish Goswami was an Indian writer, journalist, and cartoonist.

1938- Shashi Kapoor was an Indian actor and film producer who is best known for his works in Hindi films.

1946- Prithviraj Chavan is an Indian politician who was the 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2010 to 2014.

1965- Alisha Chinai is an Indian pop singer known for her Indi-pop albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema.



Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:

1974- Buddhadeb Bose was an influential Bengali poet, essayist, playwright, novelist, translator, editor and literary critic of the 20th century.

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