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Historical Event on 8/3/1998
35 persons were killed as Govind Towers at Bandra in Mumbai collapsed.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/24/1999 | The Orissa police arrest 47 persons in connection with the killing of the Australian missionary. |
| 6/16/1997 | P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi. |
| 7/8/1991 | L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha. |
| 11/12/2000 | Huge voter turnout for Congress Presidential poll. Seven top BSF and IAF officials die after their MI8 helicopter crashes near Lakhpat in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. |
| 2/21/1998 | Romesh Bhandari, U.P. Governor, dismisses the Kalyan Singh Government and inducts an 18-member ministry headed by Jagadambika Pal of the Loktantrik Congress Party. BJP moves the Allahabad High Court. BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, A. B. Vajpayee, goes on a ""fast-unto-death"". |
| 2/9/1985 | Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away. |
| 8/3/1957 | Devdas Gandhi, son of Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhiji and noted journalist, passed away. |
| 3/9/1863 | Laxman Bapuji Kolhatkar (Bhaurao), famous singer and actor of Marathi theatre, was born. |
| 8/1/1846 | Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London. |
| 8/20/1986 | A restructured 20-point programme announced. |
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