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Historical Event on 12/4/1998

Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1994Five ministers resign from the Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
12/11/1996T. N. Seshan retires. M. S. Gill becomes the new election Chief Election Commissioner.
10/6/1992Z. R. Ansari, former central minister, died.
12/8/1857Mohsini from Delhi was hanged in jail.
12/8/1857Origin of Fasli Era (India).
10/1/1854Postal stamp introduced in India. These lithographed stamps were of denominations of half anna and one anna. These stamps bore the Head of Queen Victoria with India at top and value at bottom. The half anna stamp was printed between May 5 to July 29 and printing of one anna stamp commenced on July 26.
4/10/1937Shridhar Vyanktesh Ketkar, creator of Maharashtra Gyankosh and Sociologist, passed away.
6/13/1991Shiv Sharma, Doordarshan Director General, was shot at in Delhi by suspected Punjab terrorists.
9/3/1997India and E.U. sign an agreement envisaging a $200 m. E.U. aid for the country's primary health care programme.
11/20/1907Railroad workers strike in India.