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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
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
9/4/1862Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born.
1/15/1996Victoria Terminus (VT) station in Mumbai renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus by the Centre.
4/14/1988Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
3/5/1699Maharaja Jaisingh-II crowned as King of Jaipur kingdom and sat on Amber throne.
11/3/1991India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.
3/10/1912Anant Ramachandra Joshi, cricket Test Umpire for 12 test from 1948-5, was born in Maharashtra.
2/1/1931Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue.
3/22/199957 prisoners in Indian and Pakistan jails are repatriated to their respective motherlands at the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost on the border in Amristar district.
1/14/1980Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. She held the office till she was assassinated on October 31, 1984.