Each year on March 18th, India celebrates Ordnance Factory Day. This day marks the anniversary of setting up the first colonial ordnance factory in Cossipore, near Kolkata, on March 18, 1801. It's a day set aside to showcase the extensive capabilities of the country's ordnance factories in terms of research, development, production, and marketing of a broad spectrum of firearms and ammunition.

Here is the list of major events on March 18 over the years
| Year | Events on March 18 | |
|---|---|---|
1 | 18 March, 1644 | Beginning of the Third Anglo-Powhatan War in the Virginia colony. |
2 | 18 March, 1801 | Establishment of the first colonial ordnance factory in Cossipore, near Kolkata, marking India's Ordnance Factory Day. |
3 | 18 March, 1871 | Death of Augustus De Morgan, an Indian-English mathematician and academic. |
4 | 18 March, 1896 | Birth of Kunji Lal Dubey, Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, academic, and politician. |
5 | 18 March, 1922 | Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to six years in jail for civil disobedience. |
6 | 18 March, 1926 | Birth of Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, Malayalam poet and essayist. |
7 | 18 March, 1938 | Birth of Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor and filmmaker, recipient of four National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. |
8 | 18 March, 1946 | Birth of Prithviraj Chavan, 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra. |
9 | 18 March, 1957 | Birth of Ratna Pathak, Indian actress and director known for her work in theatre, television, and Bollywood films. |
10 | 18 March, 1965 | Birth of Alisha Chinoy, Indian pop singer known for her indie-pop albums and playback singing in Hindi cinema. |
11 | 18 March, 1976 | Birth of Sumeet Sachdev, Indian architect and actor. |
12 | 18 March, 1992 | Birth of Mandar Rao Desai, Indian professional footballer who plays for Goa and the Indian national team. |
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