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Historical Event on 11/18/1997

Puttaveeramma of Ishwatha Ashrama Vidyaranyapuram, Vishveshwara Nagar, Mysore, conferred with the 'Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award 1997' for lifelong exemplary service to poor destitute women, in particular deaf and dumb girl children.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/9/1949The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General.
10/5/1997Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event.
9/21/1997I. K. Gujral and Nawaz Sharif discussed in New York the recent flare-up on Line of Control and firing across the border.The two agreed that such sources of tension should not be allowed.
11/18/1974Rajni Pannikar,noted story writer, passed away.
6/14/1998S. Vijayalakshmi wins National women's `A' chess title in Mumbai.
1/23/1996Maharashtra govt. winds up the inquiry commission headed by Justice Srikrishna set up to probe the communal riots in Mumbai in Dec. 92-Jan. 93.
7/12/1994Vasant (V. P. Sathe), film critic, journalist, publisher and author, passed away.
7/6/1998Moshood Abiola, the detained Nigerian politician and presumed winner of the 1993 elections, died in Abuja.
3/21/1979The Cytology Research Centre was set up at New Delhi (renamed as the Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology in 1988).
2/24/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India begins.