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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 |
| 3/21/1994 | Pakistan blocks access to Indian consulate in Karachi. |
| 5/24/1933 | Hemchandra Tukaram Dani, cricketer (Test Ind vs Pak, 1-19, ct 1, DNB), was born in Dudhani, Maharashtra. |
| 5/5/1994 | Revolt against Nar Bahadur Bhandari government in Sikkim, Sanchaman Limboo elected new leader. |
| 10/30/1883 | Swami Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, died in Ajmer. |
| 2/21/1991 | The President accepts the resignation of 5 cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker as per the anti-defection law. |
| 4/3/1978 | Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him. |
| 9/12/1965 | Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan. |
| 3/8/1999 | The President formally revokes the proclamation imposing Central rule in Bihar after this was decided by the Union Cabinet earlier in the day. |
| 2/25/1840 | Vinayak Konddev Oak, Marathi litteratewur, was born. |
| 7/25/1988 | Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. |
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