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ANANDA SHANKAR |
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March 26 - Death Anniversary |
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ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE |
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March 26, 1977: Became Minister of External
Affairs of India in Morarji Desai Govt. |
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BAL KESHAV THACKERAY |
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March 26, 2016 - Pakistani American terrorist David
Coleman Headley disclosed before an anti-terror court in Mumbai that LeT
chief and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed had told him prior to the Mumbai
terror attacks that Shiv Sena chief late Bal Thackeray “needed to be
taught a lesson”. He further said "the person who was sent to kill
Thackeray, was arrested but he managed to escape from police custody." |
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| GURU AMAR DAS JI |
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March 26, 1552: He, at the age of 72, was given the title of Sikh Guru
on this day. |
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INDIA - DEMOCRACY CHIPKO MOVEMENT |
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March 26, 1974: On this day, Gaura Devi
lead a group of 27 women of Laata village, Henwalghati, Garhwal
Himalayas, to form circles around trees to stop them from being felled,
thereby giving fillip to this movement in India. |
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INDO-PAK WAR of 1971 |
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March 26, 1971: East Pakistan had
officially seceded from Pakistan on this day, when a major in the army
declared independence of Bangladesh on behalf of Mujibur Rehman. |
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ACHARYA KUBER NATH RAI |
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March 26 - Birth Anniversary |
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MAHADEVI VERMA |
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March 26 - Birth Anniversary |
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RAKHI SAWANT |
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March 26, 2014: she announced her plans to
contest 2014 Lok Sabha elections as an Independent Candidate from
Mumbai. |
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| SACHIN TENDULKAR |
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March 26, 1998: He scored his 16th test century (177 runs)
at Bengaluru, India, against Australia; India lost the match. |
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SHEIKH ABDULLAH |
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March 26, 1977: He relinquished his office as
the 4th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, succeeded by Governor's
rule. |
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SUNDAR SINGH GURJAR |
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March 26, 2016: He set a
world record at the 16th Para Athletics National
Championship in Panchkula holding three gold medals in three
events at one time. |
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WALCHAND HIRACHAND DOSHI |
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March 26, 1931: Mahatma Gandhi wrote an
editorial in the `Young India' on this day: "The Indian shipping has to
perish so that the British shipping might flourish." |
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