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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
9/1/1999Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.
6/5/1929S.V. Subramanian, great Hindi writer, was born at Virakeralanpudur, Tamil Nadu.
12/20/1990Supreme Court stays Delhi High Court judge Justice Chawla's orders on the Bofors issue.
6/28/1857Nana Sahib proclaimed himself as the Peshwa and called for the total extermination of the British power of India at Bithoor.
3/21/1957India's national calender came into force.
3/4/1990Congress (I) gains absolute majority in Arunachal Pradesh; Gegong Apang CM.
1/18/1998Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India.
7/8/1996Tamil Nadu Govt. moves SC for fresh directions to Karnataka govt. for release of 15 tmc. ft. of water.
8/2/1993Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I).
8/15/1854The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.