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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 |
| 9/15/1999 | Palvai Purushottam, the sitting Sirpur MLA and TDP candidate, shot dead. |
| 5/26/1739 | Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah. |
| 4/22/1942 | Galagnath (Vyanktesh Tirko Kulkarni), famous Kannad novelist, passed away. |
| 1/8/2000 | Abhin Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi win the NSCI Grand Prix all India badminton tournament in Mumbai. |
| 1/14/1761 | The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony. |
| 9/30/1990 | Former Dy PM Devilal submits his letter of resignation. |
| 7/13/1995 | Devyani Chaubal, film journalist, passed away. |
| 3/9/1997 | Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years. |
| 11/5/1999 | Malcom Marshall, legendary West Indian fast bowler, died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after battling colon cancer for over six months. |
| 8/18/1990 | President R Venkataraman presented the colours to the Officers Training Academy in recognition of their services to the Nation. |
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