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Historical Event on 3/19/1998

BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1989'Poorna Kumbh', India's largest religious gathering held once in 12 years, begins at Allahabad.
9/24/1726King George empowered the company to establish Municipal Corporation and Mayor s Courts in Bombay and Calcutta.
1/3/1919Shambhu Pan, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1960-70, was born at Bengal.
3/8/1963Gursharan Singh Narainsingh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90), was born in Amritsar.
12/12/1930Babu Genu sacrificed his life to stage the boycott of foreign goods.
7/18/1857The Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras Universities were established.
11/12/1939Pratap Chandra Lal arrived at the training establishment at RAF Station, Risalpur. He then rose to the Air Chief Marcharl of Indian Air Force.
7/13/1950Nehru asks Stalin and Acheson to restore peace in Korea.
1/26/1995Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest.
4/22/1930Civil Disobedience at Dandi, 6th April 1930 and Civil Disobedience at Bombay, 7th April 1930, both documentary films produced by Krishna Film Co., Bombay, were prohibited by Censor Board on April 22, on the grounds that they were calculated to foster resistance to Government and to promote a breach of Law and Order.