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Historical Event on 7/18/1993

Jayalalitha goes on fast on Cauvery issue.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1877Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.
7/12/1920Siddharthacharry V, educationist and diplomat, was born at Mysore.
2/15/1998Tennis duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati were ranked No. 2 when they won Dubai Open.
6/4/1989Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died.
10/20/1905Mohansing Mahir, famous modern Punjabi poet, was born.
1/8/1973Nanasaheb Parulekar, father of 'Sakal' newspaper, died.
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
11/7/1862Bahadurshah Jafar -II died at Rangoon in British prision.
8/30/1928Jawaharlal Nehru lays his plans for a free India and becomes president of Congress Party in 1929.
1/1/1988The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.