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Historical Event on 3/16/1998

Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1959Hon'ble Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 31/01/1964.
2/2/1835Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.
9/20/1881Pandit Kashinath Babaji (Chandrakant Bhringa), famous Marathi writer, was born at Munjawad in Nasik.
5/29/1968Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion.
6/17/1862Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died.
10/30/1996CBI chargesheets Rao and six others including Buta Singh and Capt. Satish Sharma in the Rs. 3.5 cr. JMM MPs pay-off case.
3/17/1989Daily newspaper 'Sakal' published its edition in South Maharashtra.
1/11/1921Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, drama writer and journalist, passed away.
12/12/1872Balkrishna Shivram Munje, freedom fighting leader and president of Hindu Mahasabha, was born.
2/17/1976Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.