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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
6/13/1973Sir Ram Nath Chopra, great professor of Pharmacology of National Drug Research Institute of India, passed away.
6/13/1973ShahJahan, Mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore.
12/3/1993Bahadur Prasad wins silver in 1500 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila.
1/1/1862Indian Penal Code and code of Criminal Procedure passed on October 6, 1860 came into force.
7/1/1928Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims.
8/6/2000Sundararajan Kidambi becomes the new International Master in the Beil Open chess championship at Biel.
12/29/1983Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236* vs West Indies.
9/3/1916Annie Besant started 'Home Rule' movement.
3/3/1943Gandhi breaks his hunger strike after 21 days.
8/16/2000Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, goes into a coma after multiple organ failure.