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Historical Event on 12/26/1991

Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1606Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir.
9/8/1972Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich.
2/10/1859General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny.
7/12/1996Lok Sabha adopts resolution extending President's Rule in J & K for 6 months.
6/28/1924Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, passed away on June 28 at Calcutta.
6/25/1983India won 'Prudential World Cup' Cricket Championship held in England after defeating West Indies.
12/29/1975D.K. Barooah elected Congress President.
2/16/1969Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.
7/24/1911Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born.
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.