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Historical Event on 1/1/1998
The Election Commission announces the poll schedule for the 12th Lok Sabha. The polling will be on February 16, 22, 28 and March 7. Simultaneously, elections are to be held for the Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assemblies.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/14/1812 | Lord Charles Caning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), was born. |
| 5/18/1912 | Narayan Govind Chitre, with the help of R. P. Tipnis and Cameraman Johnson, produced a 8000 ft. long theatrical film 'Pundalik', which was directed by Ramchandra Torney alias Dada Saheb Torne. The entire film was shot in a theatre at Mangaldas Wadi in Bombay, where the Sangit Mandali, a professional theatre group, was performing a play 'Pundalik'. The film was released on May, 18 in the Coronation Cinematograph at Girgaum, Bombay. |
| 3/11/1795 | Battle at Kurdla India, Mahratten beat Mughals. |
| 5/14/1954 | President issues an order extending application of Indian Constitution to Kashmir with the concurrence of the State government. |
| 6/16/1946 | Cabinet Mission negotiations were discontinued. Viceroy proposed Interim Government. |
| 3/30/1908 | Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born. |
| 1/14/1991 | Chitragupta, famous film music director, passed away. |
| 12/11/1990 | T. N. Seshan appointed CEC, and Mohan Dharia Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. |
| 10/11/1988 | Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President. |
| 4/22/1840 | James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away. |
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