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Historical Event on 9/18/1997

President K.R. Narayanan inaugurates Mammen Mappillai Hall at Kottayam, Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/24/1988Jaynendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist, died.
4/8/1897Henrich Von Stephan, famous General Postal Union and freedom fighter, passed away.
12/4/1910Amar Singh Ladha Nakum, cricketer (dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties), was born at Rajkot.
7/10/1977The Planning Commission decides to introduce Rolling Plan concept.
7/18/1993Dr. Banoo Coyaji, 75, gets Magsaysay Award for Public Service.
2/19/1855U. V. Swaminathan Iyyer, mahamahopadhyay Tamil author, was born.
2/5/2000A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, defends the Gujarat Government's order lifting the ban on Government employees from participating in RSS activities.
5/27/1999IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.
1/18/1938The last batch of the political prisioners sailed back to the mainland from the Cellular Jail.
9/12/1971Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died.