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Historical Event on 4/3/1998

Pramod Mahajan, senior BJP functionary, is appointed Political Advisor to Prime Minister ""in the rank and status of Cabinet Minister in the PMO"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
4/4/1926Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues.
10/16/1992Capt. P. K. Sahgal of Azad Hind Fauz died. During the trial at the Red Fort, he said, "Beacuse I wanted freedom for my motherland , I was ready to shed my blood for it." (15-5-97
2/16/1994Military Museum established at Ahmadnagar.
7/15/1992Lucknow High Court stays any construction activity near the disputed temple in Ayodhya.
6/16/1893Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar, social worker and industrialist, was born at Athikkadu Thekkur in Tamil Nadu.
7/30/1957Export Risk Insurance Corporation of India was established through which exporting materials were insured.
10/3/1913Sudangsu Abinash Banerjee, 'Montu', cricketer, (5 wickets, 1 test vs West Indies) was born in Calcutta.
7/13/1995Devyani Chaubal, film journalist, passed away.
1/30/1948Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting.