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Historical Event on 11/18/1997

Puttaveeramma of Ishwatha Ashrama Vidyaranyapuram, Vishveshwara Nagar, Mysore, conferred with the 'Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award 1997' for lifelong exemplary service to poor destitute women, in particular deaf and dumb girl children.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1798Neplus Naresh Fardinad Chaturth announced that they will fight against France.
2/16/1997Ramakrishna Hegde launches a new national political party, Lok Shakti.
2/16/1997Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle.
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.
10/28/1999Insurance Bill is introduced amid protest in the Lok Sabha.
6/27/1906Establishment of `Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad'.
9/27/1907Bhagat Singh, the legendary revolutionary, was born at Banga in West Punjab, Layalpur now in Pakistan.
3/1/1903Pareshchandra Bhattacharya, former Gonerner of Indian Reserve Bank, was born.
2/21/1829Kittur Rani Channamma, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.
11/20/1930With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable