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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
11/6/2000Richa Mishra creates a national record in the women's 400m individual medley in 5.15.28sec in the 55th Senior National Aquatic championship in Calcutta.
8/27/1990The Cabinet Committee on political affairs decides to put a proposal before the Parliament providing five to ten per cent of Central Government jobs reserved for economically weaker sections.
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.
2/18/1998C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna.
1/23/1954Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India.
1/23/1954Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
3/31/1843Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first musical playwright of Marathi, was born.
8/27/1978Lord Mountbatten died in an explosion near Ireland.
10/15/1946Victor Banerjee, actor (A Passage to India), was born in Calcutta, India.
3/23/1757Lord Clive conquered Chandranagar after defeating the French troops.