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Historical Event on 7/18/1993

Jayalalitha goes on fast on Cauvery issue.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/2000The BJP firebrand Uma Bharti makes a triumphant return to the Union Ministry as Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and Arun Jaitley gets elevated as Cabinet Minister in a mini expansion. Maj.Gen. (Retd) B. C. Khanduri takes oath as Minister of State for Transport and Highways.
4/11/1999India successfully test-fires the extended range ''Agni-II'' missile, bridging a key gap in its minimum nuclear deterrent profile.
8/13/1995Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.
9/27/1856Pratap Narayan Mishra, Hindi writer, was born. He is one of the pioneers of mordern Hindi language.
1/3/1987Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died.
2/28/1884Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, passed away.
1/2/1899Monks started living in Belur Math.
9/30/1963The USSR openly louded Indian view on Kashmir issue. This was against Pakistan's motives.
9/21/1857Bahadurshah Jafar - II surrendered against the British troops.
5/5/1929Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.