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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
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
6/12/1975Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.
8/9/1992Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay.
8/15/1999Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says Agni-2 to be inducted in the defence arsenal.
4/9/1695Waman Pandit, famous pandit poet, took samadhee at Bhogav.
6/17/1950Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), passed away.
10/19/1929Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born.
10/26/1886Godavarish Mishra, famous Orria poet, playwright and patriot, was born.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.
7/14/1923Iqbal Singh Bhatia, great educationist, was born at Kotla Qasim Khan, (Pakistan).