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Historical Event on 4/7/1998

Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1999Congress (I)-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) combine is invited to form the Government in Maharashtra. Vilasrao Deshmukh to be sworn in as Chief Minister.
7/20/1982Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
3/15/1969Indian Navy's first Helicopter Squadron was commissioned in Goa.
7/23/1993Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2B), second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, was launched. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was aunched by European Ariane launch vehicle.
9/10/1887Govind Ballabh Pant was born in village Khunt, Almora District, U.P. He served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was as outstanding parliamentary figure of his days. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1959.
5/12/1906Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"".
6/20/1994Anti-Pakistan slogans rent the air in Jammu & Kashmir against the killing of Quazi Nissar Ahmed, Mirwaiz of South Kashmir and a famous religious Kashmiri leader who was gunned down by Pak-aided terrorists.
3/20/1921Dr. P. C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
4/14/1659Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi.
4/22/1942The Telecommunication Training Centre was established at Jabalpur.