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Historical Event on 8/26/1975

Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1992R. Venkataraman, President, leaves for a six-day visit to China.
3/13/1997H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, presented the G. K. Reddy Memorial Award to Shekhar Gupta, Chief Editor of The Indian Express.
3/15/1998Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government.
3/16/1986Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail.
3/29/1954Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated.
8/8/1972Olympics open at Munich (26).
12/26/1801Supreme Courts had Bengal and Madras by the charter.
4/16/1930Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000.
12/27/1901Gandhiji moves resolution on South Africa at Congress.
9/1/1989Yasser Arafat chosen for the 1988 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.