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Historical Event on 5/26/1945

Vilasrao Dagdojirao Deshmukh, leader in Maharashtra, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1999Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
6/1/1959The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India.
2/4/1976Lok Sabha's life extended by one year.
9/3/1992Delhi High Court verdict on Bofors challenged in the Supreme Court.
1/22/1986Satwant Singh, Balbir Singh and Kehar Singh, all sikhs, were sentenced to death for the assassination of India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
2/1/1917Samar Roy, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1961-70, was born in Bengal.
7/22/1959Ananth Kumar was born in Banglore. He is a Minister in Vajpayee's Government.
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.
8/12/1919Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad.
7/1/1991Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.