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Historical Event on 7/18/1953

Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/28/1827A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.
9/16/1977Kesarbai Kerkar, famous classical singer, died in Bombay.
3/1/1990JD secures four-fifth majority in Orissa Assembly elections; Biju Patnaik becomes the new CM.
3/29/1999A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.
10/6/2000Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress chief, withdraws her resignation from the Union Cabinet of Ministers.
8/19/1916Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born.
2/16/1993Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy.
11/10/2000R.M. Shankara and Rashmi Kumari lift men's and women's title in the World carrom championship in New Delhi.
9/1/1965Pakistan launched Operation 'Grand Slam' in Chhamb sector aimed at Akhnoor in Jammu. Indians had battled Pakistanis in air and on ground at Kashmir.
2/1/1944Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born.