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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
1/18/1978Shri Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away.
9/25/1919Rayat Educational Institute (Rayat Shikshan Sanstha) was established.
11/11/1979President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.
12/30/1803East India Comapny captured Dehli, Agra and Bharooch.
11/10/1990Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta.
9/21/1997I. K. Gujral and Nawaz Sharif discussed in New York the recent flare-up on Line of Control and firing across the border.The two agreed that such sources of tension should not be allowed.
11/12/1984Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.
11/24/1999The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off.
4/3/1999India's INSAT-2E multipurpose telecommunications satellite is successfully launched from the Kourou space station in French Guyana.
10/1/1993Two more Election Commissioners appointed.