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Historical Event on 8/14/1998

Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/9/1923Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur, passed away.
11/7/1995India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham).
7/1/1955Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.
12/25/1924Atal Krishna Behari Bajpayee, Prime Minister of India and a veteran journalist, was born at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
12/25/1924Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India.
10/21/1934Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan and his friends established the 'Congress Socialist Party' and Acharya Narendra Dev was its President and JP was its Gen. Secretary.
10/19/1999Sonia Gandhi will be the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, says the Congress(I).
1/8/1993Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra.
6/16/1993Harshad Mehta accuses PM of taking Rs. 1 crore payoff from him in November 1991; Rao terms it malicious and unfounded.
1/1/1664Shivaji marched towards Surat.