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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
2/11/1913Surendranath Dwivedi, educationist, politician and writer, was born in Khandasahi (Orissa).
7/6/1995Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants.
10/3/1985Morocco breaks diplomatic relations with India after New Delhi announced its recognition of the Saharwi Arab Democratic Republic.
1/1/1978Samrat (Emperor) Ashoka, Air India's first Jumbo-Jet Boeing 747, after explosion falls into Arabian Sea, killing 213 people. Nobody survived.
10/29/1967Kurtkoti Lingangaunda, great Indian Philosopher, passed away.
11/17/1947Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.
12/6/1952First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed.
6/5/1993Unlawful Activities (prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice P N Nagi upholds the ban on Islamic Sevak Sangh.
10/31/1990Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley.
4/29/2000The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration.