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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
1/8/1908Gandhiji asks the Government for suspension of Registration Act, offers voluntary registration.
6/24/1946Gandhiji meets Cabinet Mission.
5/11/1999Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: The Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence on four of the 26 accused, life imprisionment to three and acquitted the remaining 19 people.
3/19/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived at Bombay by sea.
6/4/1936Nutan, film actress, was born.
7/12/1947Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad.
6/27/1939Rahul Dev (R. D.) Burman ""Pancham Da"", famous music director, was born.
8/1/1957M. K. Vellodi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 04-06-1958.
8/1/1957Sultan Ghiyasu'd-din Tughluq Shah, emperor of Delhi, passed away.
12/25/1999An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.