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Historical Event on 8/7/1998
The Government announces a banking and foreign exchange package for development of the information technology and software industry following the recommendations of the National Task Force.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/7/1998 | Radiya Sultan, first lady ruler of Delhi throne, passed away in a battle. |
9/6/1993 | CPI (M) wrests Congress (I) bastion of Chowringhee in the by-elections to the WB Assembly; Durgapur and Kurseong also won by CPI (M). |
7/1/1997 | Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta. |
1/14/1994 | C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away. |
6/7/1974 | Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis star, was born. He is the winner of French Open 1997 (mixed doubles) and 1999 (doubles) and Wimbledon 1999. |
2/22/1905 | Purushotamsing Bajaj, industrialist and social worker, was born at Shikarpur (Sind). |
6/22/1982 | 19 persons were killed and 25 injured when an Air India Boeing 707 from Singapore via Madras crashed at Bombay. |
12/22/1751 | Battle of Mandavgargh. |
12/17/1959 | Pattabhi Sitaramayya, president of Indian National Congress and politician, died at the age of 78. |
4/17/1996 | Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains. |
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