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Historical Event on 9/19/1997

A Delhi court rules that interviewing of the child and parents by school authorities, for admission to primary classes, is illegal and improper.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/27/1964Teen Murti Bhavan, official residence of the Prime Minister of India, became the Nehru Memorial Museum.
7/23/1991Premdatt Paliwal, president of All India Forward Block, died.
4/28/1974Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta, famous economist, politician and journalist, passed away.
7/8/1999The bodies of 12 soldiers, who martyred in Kargil battle, were brought to New Delhi. So far 321 soldiers were killed and 476 wounded in operation Vijay.
7/8/1999Saint Namdev passed away.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963).
5/25/1965Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.
9/18/1997President K.R. Narayanan inaugurates Mammen Mappillai Hall at Kottayam, Kerala.
10/2/1996Mother Teresa made honorary US citizen.
4/14/1914Takli Shivshankar, famous Malyalam novelist and short story writer, was born.