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Historical Event on 1/4/1998

V.D.I.S. nets Rs.10,500 crores with Rs 33,000 crore black money disclosed in 4,66,031 declarations made.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1936Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.
2/26/1998Kalyan Singh wins the ''composite floor test'' in the Assembly, securing 225 votes against the 196 got by Jagadambika Pal.
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
4/16/1918Lalita Pawar, famous actress of Indian film industry, was born.
5/20/1677Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.
2/12/1960Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers.
12/19/1994K. A. P. Vishwanathan, famous Tamil author, passed away.
1/27/1931Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign.
7/1/1928Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims.
9/29/2000Tata Ramachandra Prasad to be the next Cabinet Secretary.