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Historical Event on 6/18/1997
E.K. Nayanar, Kerala Chief Minister, meets Pope John Paul II in Vatican.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/23/1923 | Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52), was born in Calcutta. |
| 3/9/1650 | Saint Tukaram Maharaj, famous saint of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 11/18/1997 | School bus plunges into the Yamuna killing 28 Delhi children. |
| 10/15/1946 | Victor Banerjee, actor (A Passage to India), was born in Calcutta, India. |
| 1/12/1997 | Paes-Bhupathi win doubles title in the Singapore Open Challenger hardcourt tennis. |
| 3/1/1963 | 25 Sqn, AF was formed with 04XAN-12 aircraft acquired from the erstwhile USSR. This was to supply lines to the Army in the Northern Sector encompassing J&K and Ladakh regions. |
| 2/27/1993 | Samir Ranjan Barman, Tripura CM, resigns. |
| 6/6/1962 | General Election ( 3rd) of India ends. |
| 7/24/1998 | India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier. |
| 2/23/1993 | Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya). |
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