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Historical Event on 1/18/1997

Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme Phase II begins.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1997E.K. Nayanar, Kerala Chief Minister, meets Pope John Paul II in Vatican.
1/21/1882Vaman Malhar Joshi, Marathi novelist, was born.
3/15/1936Vasudevrao Apurao Changre, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
3/1/1818Singhgad won by the Britishers after the end of Peshwa kingdom.
1/15/1784Sir William Jones, Judge and linguist, and Sir Warren Hastings established the Asiatic Society of Bengal at Calcutta. This was the first scholastic institution.
11/19/1924Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab.
1/14/1896Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance Minister of India, was born.
6/14/1961Sir Karyamanikkam Shrinivas Krishnan died.
11/15/1998Naresh & Girdhari Lal Yadav win the National Enterprise sailing championship in Mumbai.
12/12/1921Gandhi organizes a complete boycott of Prince of Wales's visit to Allahabad.