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Historical Event on 7/18/1993

Jayalalitha goes on fast on Cauvery issue.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/13/1994Troops moved to Uttar Pradesh to quell caste violence.
3/25/1983Modern oceanographic research ship of the world 'Sagar Kanya' landed first time in the sea.
5/12/1992Ms. Santosh Yadav (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) becomes the second Indian woman to set foot atop Mt. Everest.
6/20/1995B.R. Verma was made pro-tem Speaker by Governor by invoking Article 180 (1).
8/19/1757The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.
11/13/1901War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London.
3/21/1957India's national calender came into force.
9/4/1980Second Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government Conference in New Delhi.
9/4/1980Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).
9/22/1994G. N. Joshi, famous singer, died.