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Historical Event on 11/9/1997

Poonam Chibber, Miss Canada, crowned seventh Miss India Worldwide.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1928Narayan Guru ""Nanu"" of Kerala entered in maha Samadhi. His teachings are held in great reverence even today.
12/25/1943Japanese bombers raid Chittagong.
12/24/1905Sen Triguna, educationist and technologist, was born.
12/24/1905Guru Arjun Dev, Sikh Guru, was born.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
10/6/1999INLD-BJP combine wins by big margin in Haryana.
10/16/1994IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit.
4/10/1997Kerala becomes the first state to have public telephones in all its villages, accessible over STD/ISD from any part of the world.
6/23/1946Gandhiji advises Congress not to enter Interim Government, but only Constituent Assembly.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.