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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
10/4/1857Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, was born at Mandvi village, Gujarat.
9/20/1998A. B. Bardhan is re-elected CPI general secretary.
3/25/1931Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.
10/25/1997180mw Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala commissioned after 13 long years.
8/15/1772Divani and Faujdary courts seperated by East India Company.
9/17/1876Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was born in Debanandpur village.
5/22/1940Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970).
6/24/1996Nanchil K. Manoharan, former DMK Finance Minister, expelled from the party.
8/18/1891Jain Muni Mishrimalji, poet, social reformer and orator, was born at Pali, Rajasthan.
11/5/1996United Front suffers a setback with one of its constituents, the Madhya Pradesh Vikas party, deciding to walk out and merge with Congress (I).