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Historical Event on 1/1/1998
The Election Commission announces the poll schedule for the 12th Lok Sabha. The polling will be on February 16, 22, 28 and March 7. Simultaneously, elections are to be held for the Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assemblies.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/6/1664 | Chhatrapati Shivaji attacked on Surat. |
| 6/9/1999 | The Indian army occupies two key positions in the Batalik sector. |
| 8/3/1957 | Devdas Gandhi, son of Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhiji and noted journalist, passed away. |
| 12/15/1912 | Aspy Merwan, engineer and who became the Air Marchal of India, was born. |
| 10/16/1971 | David Jude Johnson, cricketer (Karnataka fast bowler, India 1996), was born in Arasikere. |
| 1/24/1826 | Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, first Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta. |
| 5/28/1907 | Purohit Dingambar Vinayak (Nanasaheb), leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 8/9/1971 | A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R. |
| 8/18/1990 | Pandit Narayan Chaturvedi, senior Hindi litterateur, died. |
| 4/11/1984 | Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7. |
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