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Historical Event on 11/18/1972

Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal'

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/1961Queen of Britain, Elizabeth II, and her husband Duke of Edinburgh visited New Delhi.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
1/15/1958Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born.
8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
11/7/2000Indrajit Bhalotia wins the Wills Southern Open golf tournament.
5/4/1980Coal Mine Worker's Day established.
12/4/2000India deports TULF functionary-turned LTTE supporter M.K. Eelavendhan, a Chennai resident for over a decade.
1/1/1976Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.
3/24/1998G.M.C. Balayogi of the Telugu Desam is elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha as the candidate of the BJP-led Government.
12/22/1992Lok Sabha adopts the constitution amendment bills regarding Panchayati Raj and Nagarapalika Bills, and decentralisation of power to the village level.