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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 7/18/1634 |
Joannes Camphuys, Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1684-91), was born. |
| 7/18/1695 |
Joannes Camphuys, Governal General of Dutch-Indies, died at the age of 61. |
| 7/18/1857 |
The Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras Universities were established. |
| 7/18/1908 |
Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay. |
| 7/18/1909 |
Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born. |
| 7/18/1946 |
U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth. |
| 7/18/1947 |
Indian Independence Act, signed by King George VI, was proclaimed as Indian Freedom Act, 1947. |
| 7/18/1953 |
Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta. |
| 7/18/1980 |
Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit. |
| 7/18/1980 |
Madras Doordashan Centre transmitted their first colour transmission for one hour in the afternoon, and this programme was re-transmitted simultaneously by Delhi Doordarshan, India. |
| 7/18/1980 |
Naoomal Jeoomal, cricketer (3 Tests for India 1932-34, 108 runs), died. |
| 7/18/1987 |
Amitabh Bachhan resigns his Lok Sabha membership. |
| 7/18/1987 |
Arun Singh, union minister of state for defence, resigns from the cabinet. |
| 7/18/1990 |
Following the end of six months Governor's rule, President's rule imposed in J&K. |
| 7/18/1992 |
Kanandevi, famous Bengali actress, passed away. |
| 7/18/1993 |
Dr. Banoo Coyaji, 75, gets Magsaysay Award for Public Service. |
| 7/18/1993 |
India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final. |
| 7/18/1993 |
Jayalalitha goes on fast on Cauvery issue. |
| 7/18/1993 |
Rail, road traffic disrupted. |
| 7/18/1993 |
Girilal Jain, 71, The Times of India editor, died. |
| 7/18/1994 |
Munis Raza, famous educationist and former Chancellor of Delhi University, passed away. |
| 7/18/1996 |
Union Finance Ministry gives final clearance to the Enron power project in terms of issuance of counter-guarantee. |
| 7/18/1997 |
Fifth Pay Commission report approved by Central Govt. |
| 7/18/1998 |
The Maharashtra Government bans the controversial Marathi play on Nathuram Godse, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. It was produced by Mr. Udhay Dhurat. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/11/1998 | Indians bag a silver and a bronze at the International Physics Olympiad in Reykjavik. |
| 7/4/1985 | Police inquiry said bombs caused Air India jet disaster in New Delhi. |
| 4/13/1982 | Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away. |
| 7/20/1990 | Tamil Nadu Bandh organised by Tamil Nadu Government to protest against the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka passes off peacefully. |
| 3/16/2000 | Rabri Devi, Bihar Chief Minister, wins trust vote. |
| 2/14/1932 | Madhubala (Mumtaj Begam), film actress, was born. |
| 12/20/1990 | India and Pakistan agree not to attack each other's nuclear installations. |
| 1/28/1877 | Pulin Bihari Das, revolutionary journalist, passed away. |
| 5/9/1959 | Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, founder of Rayat Educational Institute, passed away. |
| 6/23/1953 | Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician, national leader and founder of JanSangh Party, died at Srinagar while in detention. |
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