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Historical Event on 4/19/1998

Jayalalitha, AIADMK leader, demands that all ''tainted leaders'' be dropped by the Vajpayee Government or that Sedapatti R. Muthiah be taken back.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/30/1990Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill.
11/15/1982S. N. Katkar, famous poet and former editor of 'Yugvani', died.
11/21/1961Communist China announced a cease-fire in its border war with India and said it would withdraw its troops 12 miles behind the boundary lines that existed in 1959. China said it was making the move to end the hostilities and to implement proposals it had made in October to settle the border dispute. Before the ceasefire, Chinese troops had seized the Indian headquarters at Bomdila near Tibet and were threatening the Indian state of Assam. Faced with defeat on the border and a Chinese invasion, the Indian government said it would ""respond positively"" to the Chinese offer of a ceasef
1/1/1994This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Family"".
3/19/1990Madhu Dandavate,Union Finance Minister, submits Rs. 7,206 crore deficit budget with a mixed bag of new levies and concessions.
5/9/1995Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years.
7/25/1976Sriram Singh at Montreal sets record for 800m in 1.45.77.
7/16/1969Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.
9/28/1827A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.
12/12/1930Babu Genu sacrificed his life to stage the boycott of foreign goods.