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Historical Event on 4/3/1998

Pramod Mahajan, senior BJP functionary, is appointed Political Advisor to Prime Minister ""in the rank and status of Cabinet Minister in the PMO"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/1927Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.
2/23/1998BJP leader Ranjit Yadav was shot dead in Sahibganj district.
6/22/1993JPC draft report raps B. Shankaranand and censures Manmohan Singh.
9/21/1862Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telegu poet, playwright, story writer, critic and social reformer, was born.
11/7/1933Gaandhiji commences Harijan-upliftment tour.
11/22/1967Tara Singh, freedom fighter, Akali Dal leader master and politician, died at Amritsar.
7/25/1992Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997.
3/11/1993Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor.
9/15/1926Vande Mataram', a lengthy feature film produced by Vande Mataram Film Co, Bombay, was prohibited on September 15 by the Censor Board on the grounds that it was an underlying attack on the prestige of University Education in India. The film, however, was cleared on December 7 after deleting the objectionable scenes.
1/1/1877Queen Victoria was proclaimed as 'The Empress of India' in Delhi Darbar.