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Historical Event on 3/16/1998

Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1992The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati.
4/20/1965First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest.
4/20/1965Sun City India founded by Rao in Jodhpur.
11/28/1890Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule died. He led a selfless life devoted to the upliftment of the lower classes of the Hindu society. He also started school for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables. He was assissted in education field by his wide Savitri Bai.
12/25/1943Japanese bombers raid Chittagong.
1/25/1932Rammanohar Vishnunarayan Tripathi, great social worker and political leader of Maharashtra, was born.
12/20/1866Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born.
10/2/1954Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal.
12/14/1985Rajiv Gandhi joins the leaders of Greece, Sweden, Tanzania, Mexico and Argentina in a tele-conference as part of the UN ceremony at which they are honoured with the 'Beyond War' award.
4/16/1962Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry.