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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
10/22/1796Sawai Madhav Rao Peshwa II committed suicide by jumping from the terrace.
10/23/1973Sambamurthy Pichhu, famous musician of Madras, died.
2/28/2000The Supreme Court orders notice to the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, on a special leave petition filed by the State Government against the Madras High Court judgment upholding the trial court's order discharging her in the ""coal import case"".
10/11/1999Atal Behari Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. Two-tier ministry likely.
2/9/1931A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi.
3/7/1987Sunil Gavaskar becomes the first batsman to score 10,000 test runs in cricket a match against Pakistan at Ahmedabad.
6/23/1661Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.
4/15/1794Moropant Paradkar, great poet of Marathi in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
11/9/1841Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born.
2/26/1901The notes of Rs twenty denomination were issued with two issuing circles. These notes had four numeric denominations.