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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 |
| 6/18/1901 | Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, Marathi novelist and editor, passed away. |
| 6/18/1901 | Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born. |
| 4/10/1997 | Announcement of UP's 70th new district to be re-named after Jyotiba Phule. |
| 1/19/1994 | CM decide to request Chief Election Commission to implement the photo identity card scheme in phases. |
| 9/8/1947 | There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood. |
| 12/17/1959 | Pattabhi Sitaramayya, president of Indian National Congress and politician, died at the age of 78. |
| 9/9/1944 | Mahatma Gandhi conducted several talks between 9th September to 27the September with Mohammed Ali Jinnah regarding Pakistan. |
| 6/4/1989 | Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died. |
| 2/18/1665 | The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England. |
| 1/22/1858 | Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was sentenced to death. |
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