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Historical Event on 7/18/1987

Arun Singh, union minister of state for defence, resigns from the cabinet.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1791Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.
9/8/1991Hostage ONGC engineer T.S. Raju and mediator Bipul Mahanta, an Amnesty International member, killed by ULFA in Assam.
11/7/1862Bahadurshah Jafar -II died at Rangoon in British prision.
4/6/1980Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.
6/27/1917Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar, cricketer (batted in 3 Tests India v Australia 1947-48), was born in Maharashtra.
7/6/1955Marshall Tito and Nehru's joint declaration in Belgrade.
3/20/1921Dr. P. C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
11/12/1999A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh.
2/28/1835Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20.
7/24/1996Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.