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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
12/27/1931150 are arrested following 'red shirt' riots in the N.W. Frontier province.
12/29/1983Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs West Indies.
7/31/1952Bela Mitra, commander of ""Nari Vahini"" and activist of ""Azad Hind Fauj"", passed away. She also worked as partition refugee.
2/5/1992Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar.
7/7/1992Truckers call off strike.
5/3/1997Vijay Pradhan, additional senior counsel for Srikrishna Commission probing 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, resigns. He is not allowed to cross-examine Chief Minister Manohar Joshi.
1/5/1953Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
10/28/1811Yashwantrao Holkar, a diplomat of Peshwa kingdom, died.
11/8/1893Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.
7/31/18619,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record.