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Historical Event on 6/26/1983
Five hundred killed or missing as monsoon floods hit the Indian state of Gujarat.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/18/1978 | Shri Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away. |
| 11/19/1994 | Lt. Gen. Shankar Roy Choudhury appointed Army Chief following the death of Gen. B.C. Joshi. |
| 5/2/1953 | Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war. |
| 9/3/1999 | India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict. |
| 10/21/1981 | Kerala under central rule. |
| 3/19/1998 | E.M.S. Namboodiripad, veteran communist leader of CPM and Kerala's first Chief Minister, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 88. |
| 1/26/1992 | Bharat Bhushan, the legendary romantic film hero of the 1950's, passed away at the age of 71 years. |
| 11/6/1910 | Satakopan Chandilyan Bhashyam, journalist, was born at Tirukkoilur, Madras. |
| 9/22/1789 | Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department. |
| 12/11/1845 | First battle between Britishers and Sikhs. In 1849, Punjab lost its independence. This is referred as the first Anglo-Sikh War. |
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