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Historical Event on 10/18/1997

Prince Philip switches on the internet version of Malayala Manorama and The Week at Kochi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1894Busushottam Vishwanath Bapat, internationally famed Pali language expert, translator and editor, was born.
2/19/1993SC Jamir elected leader of the Congress (I) Legislature Party in Nagaland.
7/4/1997Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls.
4/15/1962S. S. Khera was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 18-11-1964.
9/8/1990Mother Teresa re-elected head of Missionaries of Charity.
9/29/19881988 Nobel Peace Prize for U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces.
1/23/1975Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam, passed away at the age of 81. He selflessly worked for the tea plantation workers and made efforts to get them better living standards. He translated Gandhiji's autobiography ""My Experiments with Truth"" in Assamese language.
1/10/1908Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal.
3/2/1997Bangalore's Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar develops India's first indigenously made HIV detection kit.
9/4/1947Gandhiji breaks fast.