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Historical Event on 3/14/1998

Sonia Gandhi takes over as the Congress(I) president from Sitaram Kesri.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1942The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'.
10/27/1969Darshansingh Pheruman died in Amritsar during the 74th day of his fast, which he had undertaken for the merger of Chandigarh in Punjab.
3/24/1998G.M.C. Balayogi of the Telugu Desam is elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha as the candidate of the BJP-led Government.
4/5/1663Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked Shahistekhan at Pune.
11/1/1961First passenger Plane flight AVRO HS748.
5/14/1657Dharmavir Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was born on Purandar fort.
3/29/1914Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram came in India.
12/3/1993Bahadur Prasad wins silver in 1500 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila.
9/27/1958Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.