HISTORY QUIZ OF THIS DAY (May-26)

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May 26, 2007 :: CRICKET :: On this day, the Indian cricket team, while playing a test match against and in Bangladesh, created a new in test cricket when first four of its players all ended up scoring more than a century. The century makers were Wasim , Dinesh , Rahul and Sachin . May 26, 2001 :: TGV ( ) :: In French it literally means high speed train. On this day, a new record was set by fast and enduring trains when a French TGV covered a non-stop distance of 1067 kms. from Calais to Marseille @ 306 kmph. May 26, 1999 :: India launched on this day against Pakistan-backed militants who had occupied the LoC in Kargil area of Ladakh. May 26, 1986 :: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY :: On this day, the European Community adopted the European . May 26, 1972 :: SALT-I (STRATEGIC Arms Limitation Treaty), signed this day, is aimed at limiting the deployment of construction of new anti-ballistic missiles by . May 26, 1970 :: TUPOLEV TU-144 :: On this day, this became the first commercial transport aircraft to exceed Mach 2.
May 26, 1969 :: APOLLO PROGRAM :: Apollo 10 returned to Earth on ths day after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first . May 26, 1966 :: On this day, the British Guiana gained independence, becoming .
May 26, 1961 :: TARSEM SINGH :: Born this day, he is an Indian film . May 26, 1951 :: SALLY Kristen RIDE :: The first ever to orbit the earth. She achieved this feat aboard the space shuttle in 1983. May 26, 1947 :: Glenn TURNER :: Former cricketer. He was married to an , viz. Sukhinder Turner (SUKHI) who was the Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand, from 1995 until her retirement from the position in 2004. She was notable as the first Green Party Mayor in New Zealand. May 26, 1945 :: VILASRAO DESHMUKH :: Born this day, he is an Indian .
May 26, 1667 :: Born this day, Abraham de Moivre was a French - pioneer in the development of analytical trigonometry and the theory of probability. May 26, 1650 :: Born this day, John Churchill was the 1st Duke of Marlborough and one of England's Generals.