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Historical Event on 3/6/1998

A Congress(I) Ministry headed by Virbhadra Singh is sworn in at Himachal Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/17/1968Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away.
7/6/1939Manmohan Sood, cricketer (scored 0 & 3 in his only Test for India), was born in Lahore.
12/24/1762Gopalrao defeated in the battle of Jamkhindi.
8/27/1946Gandhiji cables warning to British Government against repetition of ""Bengal Tragedy"". He also wrote to Wavell.
10/14/1999Sheikh Shamim, an Indian, is hanged for espionage in Pakistan.
8/1/1992S. Rajgopal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1993.
1/1/1894Satyendranath Bose, Professor and famous Indian physics expert, was born, He worked with Albert Einstein for some time.
10/1/1978In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.
7/24/1999Vimala Ranadive (84), senior CPI(M) leader, died in Mumbai.
9/14/1965Pakistan Air Force bombs Calcutta and Agartala civilian airports.