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Historical Event on 7/18/1993

Jayalalitha goes on fast on Cauvery issue.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/2000India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran.
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.
1/15/1977Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui, modern Urdu writer, passed away.
7/20/1969Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.
7/23/1906Chandrashekhar Azad, great freedom revolutionery and leader, was born at Jhabra, Madhya Pradesh.
4/30/1998Sukh Ram, former Union Minister, decides to resign as a Minister in the Himachal Pradesh Government.
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
7/12/1960Bhagalpur University was established in Bihar.
9/23/1990World Bank clears Rs.1,200 crore aid for Sarovar Dam rejecting objections raised by environmental groups.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.