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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
6/20/1992CPM decides to back Dr. Sharma.
6/3/1995President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months.
9/16/1954The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.
12/27/1988The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan.
6/12/1997Jain hawala case dropped against former ministers Kamal Nath, B.D. Dhakne, Chand Ram and Bhuta Singh.
9/30/1999Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature.
4/5/1940Charles Freer Andrews, a Christian Missionary, died in Calcutta. He is also referred as ""Deenabandhu Andrews"".
10/20/1920Censor Board, after examining the film 'Ahilya Uddhar' on October 20, started mentioning the number of reels as well as the length in feet on the Censor Certificate. The film had already been released earlier on August 23, 1919.
11/21/1991An Inter Governmental Coference on Youth Tourism, held for first time, was hosted by the Government of India under the aegis of the World Tourism Organisation. (18-11-91).
2/11/1942Jamnalal Bajaj, greatest iIndustrialist, social reformer, freedom fighter and Gandhiwadi, passed away.