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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
7/3/1936Jahangir Khan kills a sparrow while cricket bowling during Cambridge U vs MCC match.
11/1/1992The Superfast Rajdhani Express train linking Bangalore and Nizamuddin (2,452 km) flagged off.
6/14/1996CBI grills PV Prabhakar Rao, son of former PM, for his involvement in the Rs. 133 crore NFL urea import scandal.
11/12/1959Keshavrao Marutirao Jedhe, great leader of Harijans and farmers, passed away.
2/22/1913Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow.
6/24/1946Gandhiji meets Cabinet Mission.
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.
8/6/1998The Maharashtra Government rejects the Srikrishna Commission findings on the 1992-93 communal riots and the serial blasts in Mumbai, but agrees to act on the panel's suggestions to refurbish the police force.
9/25/1997BAI-IBC dispute resolved.
3/7/1961Govind Ballabh Pant passed away. He had served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was bestowed with Bharat Ratna in 1959.