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Historical Event on 5/2/1926

Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1999A B Vajpayee, Prime Minister, calls upon the people at an election campaign in Lucknow to give him a five-year term.
8/29/1998Prasar Bharti ordinance promulgated.
9/11/1893Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.
12/4/1992RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.
5/27/1992M. L. Manchanda, AIR's Patiala engineer who was kidnapped by Babbar Khalsa militants, was found executed.
10/18/1993Mandakini Athvale, first child actor of Indian film industry, died.
6/28/1986Accord with Mizo National Front; Lal Denga to be the chief minister of Mizoram.
7/20/1991Shanmugam, suspect in Rajiv murder case, found dead.
9/4/1947Gandhiji breaks fast.
1/20/1996The Indian Army conducted United Nation Peacekeeping Keeping Operations in New Delhi from 20 to 26 Jan 1996, wherein delegates from UN HQ and 17 foreign countries of the Asia-Pacific region participated. The Under Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, was the chief guest.