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Historical Event on 3/16/1998

Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/20/1973Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur.
11/6/1951Judge M. Patanjali Sastri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 03/01/1954.
3/19/1998BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India.
3/28/1954The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries.
2/7/1795Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies.
7/29/1998The Pratapsingh Rane Ministry in Goa is dismissed. The Governor instals Dr. Wilfred Desouza as Chief Minister.
10/3/1988Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh after 30 months of being held captive.
3/18/1944Azad Hind Fauj entered India (Japanese army) from the border of Burma and invaded north eastern India.
10/24/1994The Supreme Court refused to answer Presidential reference on Ayodhya and acquisition of disputed land was upheld.
7/26/1844Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court.