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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 |
| 4/14/1941 | Julie Christie, actress (Dr Zhivago), was born in Assam, India. |
| 1/2/2000 | Surya Sekar Ganguly (Goodricke National Academy) wins the Junior National chess championship in Sivakasi. |
| 12/11/1780 | Goddard General, Bassein fort was captured near Bombay. |
| 8/13/1997 | The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it. |
| 8/26/1927 | Second Radio Centre was started in Calcutta. |
| 8/29/1994 | Tusharkanti Ghosh, world famous Indian journalist, passed away. |
| 6/5/1961 | Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979. |
| 2/3/1977 | Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering. |
| 7/3/1838 | Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of `Prarthana Samaj', was born. |
| 8/1/1939 | Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed. |
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