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Historical Event on 9/14/1997

Catholic churches in Kerala introduce the system of serving the holy Eucharist in the palm of the faithful instead of on the tongue.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/17/1601Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.
5/15/1878Sivnath Shastri and Ananda Mohan Bose, under the leadership of the younger group of Brahmo Sama, rebelled and started Sadharan Brahmo Samaj.
2/10/1921Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and nobel prize winner, passed away.
7/5/1981Rajan Mahadevan recites 31,811 digits of ¦(pie) from memory.
8/2/1781Sakharambapu Bokeel, great politician in Maratha kingdom, died.
3/1/1917Kartar Singh Duggal, famous author, was born at Dhamyal, Pakistan.
12/10/1998Prof. Amartya Sen receives the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics.
9/25/1990L. K. Advani, BJP President, starts his Somnath Temple, Ayodhya Rath Yathra.
7/28/1939Tarun Ram Phookun, great lawyer, orator, eminent writer and President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928, passed away.
12/16/1980Fisher Wealthy Hornsinger, an American social worker and who worked for Adult Education in India, passed away.