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Historical Event on 5/26/1957
Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/5/2000 | Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament. |
| 8/30/1989 | Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead. |
| 6/26/1997 | India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention. |
| 8/26/1984 | An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers. |
| 3/10/1995 | Ashok Padbidri, famous journalist and editor, died. |
| 5/25/1924 | Ashutosh Mukerjee, famous educationalist, passed away in Dumraon at Bihar . |
| 10/27/1904 | Jatindra Nath Das, great revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Bankim Behari in Calcutta. |
| 2/13/1601 | John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London. |
| 6/11/1997 | I.K. Gujral, PM, asserts that India had not deployed the `Prithvi' ballistic missile anywhere in the country or on the border. |
| 8/1/1905 | Horse drawn tram cars were closed down in Bombay. This service was started on May 9, 1874 with 20 tram cars and 200 horses. The very first day of its run, the number of passengers carried was 451 and the amount earned was Rs. 85/- on the last day it had 1360 horses and carried 71,947 passengers and earned Rs.4,260/. |
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