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Historical Event on 1/1/1998
The Election Commission announces the poll schedule for the 12th Lok Sabha. The polling will be on February 16, 22, 28 and March 7. Simultaneously, elections are to be held for the Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assemblies.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/20/1989 | Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away. |
| 9/14/1997 | Catholic churches in Kerala introduce the system of serving the holy Eucharist in the palm of the faithful instead of on the tongue. |
| 10/6/1999 | The DMK front is set to win a majority of LS seats in Tamil Nadu. |
| 2/11/1847 | Thomas Alva Edison, great scientist and inventor of electric light lamp, was born at Milan, Ohio. |
| 7/17/1987 | V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India. |
| 7/18/1990 | Following the end of six months Governor's rule, President's rule imposed in J&K. |
| 7/18/1990 | Allauddin Masood Shah, Sultan of Dehli, was thrown off the throne. |
| 1/11/1990 | R. Shekhar became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 14/12/90). |
| 10/11/1996 | Supreme Court ruling on change of venue of Rao's trial. |
| 2/14/1922 | Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born. |
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