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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
7/10/1964Bangalore University was established in Karnataka.
8/29/1947A conference of the Governor General and the two PMs of India and Pakistan with their military commanders to stop communal riots in the Punjab.
11/15/1992Praveen Amre scores century (103) on Test Cricket debut vs South Africa at Durban
11/24/1924Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman, famous political cartoonist, was born.
9/4/1997Madhavrao Scindia, Tariq Anwar, Meira Kumar, Oscar Fernandes and R. R. Dhawan appointed AICC general-secretaries by party president Sitaram Kesri.
2/14/1990An Indian Airlines Airbus crashes at Bangalore killing 92 people.
3/3/1919Hari Narayan Apte, famous Marathi novelist, passed away.
10/28/1999Insurance Bill is introduced amid protest in the Lok Sabha.
4/16/1980Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final.
7/15/1783Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, great Indian Merchant, Industrialist and philanthrophist, was born in Bombay. He aided famine relief, financed public works like wells, roads, causeways and bridges; founded dispensaries and hospitals; established educational institutions and scholarship funds; etc. He was receipent of a Knighthood and many medals.