Ordnance Factory Day & Historical Events on March 18, Today in History

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.

Ordnance Factory Day & Key Historical Events

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.