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Historical Event on 4/19/1998

Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/26/1997Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
2/21/1952The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.
3/20/1782Colonel James Tod, author and researcher of Rajput history, was born.
11/10/1698East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time.
8/20/1985Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur.
9/10/1992All movable and immovable properties of big bull Harshad Mehta, and others involved in the Security scam, attached.
5/13/1962Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67).
7/18/1987Amitabh Bachhan resigns his Lok Sabha membership.
4/1/1869Income Tax was imposed. On the same day New Indian Divorce Act came into operation.
8/14/1896Gandhiji published ""The Green Pamphlet"" at Rajkot and then toured to Bombay, Madras, Poona and Calcutta educating Indians in regard to grievances of South African Indians.