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Historical Event on 5/26/1983
R. V. Marathe, father of Postal Index, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/5/1605 | Accession of Jahangir |
| 6/5/1981 | Gopal Saini at Tokyo sets record for 3000m ST. in 8,30.88. |
| 9/2/1976 | Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar, famous marathi story writer, novelist and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away. |
| 10/5/1989 | Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989). |
| 4/8/1887 | Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, famous Gujrati litterateur critic, poet and story writer, was born. |
| 8/23/2000 | Pronindranath Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, dies of a massive heart attack at the AIIMS, New Delhi. |
| 5/10/1957 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term. |
| 4/2/1993 | MP High Court quashes dismissal of BJP Government under article 356; the Centre decides to move the Supreme Court. |
| 11/21/1971 | Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh. |
| 5/29/1991 | P.V. Narasimha Rao elected President of Congress (I). |
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