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Historical Event on 9/18/2000
President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/20/1920 | Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, was born at Satara. Her name is closely attached with freedom movement via Bombay Radio, as she and Babubhai Prasad and Vitthalbhai Zaveri founded this Radio and started motivating people of India with their telecasts. |
| 8/9/1995 | India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement. |
| 6/3/1912 | Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej, great industrialist, was born. |
| 11/19/1970 | Bhupinder Singh Jr, cricketer (Punjab & Indian ODI batsman), was born. |
| 4/16/1976 | The govt. announces its new birth-control program to curb population growth. |
| 7/22/1991 | Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away. |
| 10/20/1962 | The first IAFunit No. 2 squadron re-equipped with the Gnat at Ambalan and No.9 squadron soon followed suit. |
| 10/17/1932 | Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was captured by the British army. |
| 4/6/1773 | James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born. |
| 5/1/1997 | Abhijit Kunte wins National `A' chess championshop for men. |
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