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Historical Event on 3/19/1998

E.M.S. Namboodiripad, veteran communist leader of CPM and Kerala's first Chief Minister, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 88.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/10/1985India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy.
6/24/1991K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala.
1/22/1901Nirmal Kumar Bose was born.
5/14/1999Gurucharan Singh Tohra is expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal.
2/25/1968Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 16/12/1970.
3/19/1935British fire on 20,000 Muslims, killing 23.
8/15/1950Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives.
6/4/1997Special Judge Ajit Bharihoke discharges former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao and former Union Minister Prof. K. K. Tewary in St. Kitts forgery case for lack of sufficient evidence.
3/26/1972The first International Sanskrit Conference was held by President V.V Giri.
10/20/1990Kona Prabhakar Rao, former Governor of Maharashtra, died.