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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
11/25/1956Lal Bahadur Shastri, Railway Minister, resigns from the office or Railway Minitery, taking moral responsibility for Ayyapan rail disaster thus setting a rare example for politicians.
9/19/1704Guru Govind Singh died.
8/16/1965Indian troops cross Kashmir line, seizes two Pakistani outposts.
5/20/1965Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit.
1/10/1996Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.
12/3/1971During the ensuing melee, three of the Sabres were shot down while all Gnats returning to base were unscathed. The first blood of a new Indo-Pakistan air war had been drawn. Other encounters were to follow over the next 10 days within both Indian and Pakistani airspace, before a full-scale war began.
6/22/1940Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders.
5/25/1990Jag Mohan, J&K Governor, resigns. Girish Chandra Saxena appointed new Governor.
6/19/1871Madhavrao Sapre was born.
11/10/1990Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta.