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❍ Today in Indian History ❍

❍ 26-March-1918
-Vanavihari B.N. Sundara Rao, great author and journalist, was born at Varthur, Bangalore.

❍ 26-March-1931
-New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.

❍ 26-March-1938
-Laxminath Bezbarua, great littearateur of modern Assamia language, passed away.

❍ 26-March-1942
-Indira Gandhi, third Prime Minister of India, was married to Feroze Gandhi.

❍ 26-March-1969
-Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize.

❍ 26-March-1969
-Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar.

❍ 26-March-1972
-The first International Sanskrit Conference was held by President V.V Giri.

❍ 26-March-1977
-Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet.

❍ 26-March-1980
-Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police).

❍ 26-March-1987
-Hyderabad beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy.

❍ 26-March-1989
-Eighth Antarctica Expedition returns after erecting India's second permanent manned station 'Maitri'.

❍ 26-March-1990
-Pratap Singh Rane,Goa CM, resigns.

❍ 26-March-1990
-Sangma Ministry quits in Meghalaya. B. B. Lyngdoh is new CM.

❍ 26-March-1990
-Maniben Patel, daughter of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, passed away.

❍ 26-March-1991
-Chautala loses majority after the disqualification of three Janata Dal (S) members. Janata Party merges with Janata Dal (S).

❍ 26-March-1992
-Accord with Bangladesh on Tin Bigha.

❍ 26-March-1992
-Rs. 245 crore relief in customs, excise dutiesannounced.

❍ 26-March-1993
-Surajkund AICC okays dual posts for Narasimha Rao.

❍ 26-March-1996
-Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket.

❍ 26-March-1996
-The 3-day old Hazratbal shrine crisis ends, as the militants holed up in the shrine come out of it.

❍ 26-March-1997
-Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.

❍ 26-March-1997
-Russia agrees to help India in developing a state-of-the-art integrated air defence system, even as the two agree to carry military cooperation into the 21st century during the visit of Prime Minister Deve Gowda.

❍ 26-March-1999
-14 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.

❍ 26-March-1999
-Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad.