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Historical Event on 11/18/1727

Maharaja Jai Singh-II of Amber laid the stone of Jaipur City. Vidyadhar Chakravarty of Bengal was the architect of the first planned city in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/12/1990Uttar Pradesh Government raises the reservation for Backward Classes in direct recruitment to State Services from 15 to 27 per cent.
1/20/1972Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.
11/20/1990Union Government asks Supreme Court to repeal the $470 million Bhopal Gas settlement order.
10/2/1845First Shipping Company of India started.
8/25/1959Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, declares in New Delhi that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim if attacked by China.
7/22/1987A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away.
4/17/1941Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
8/9/1998India moves the World Trade Organisation against the European Union reimposing anti-dumping duties on unbleached cotton gray fabric imports.
1/1/1664Shivaji assumes royal title.