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Historical Event on 5/26/1998

S. Chandrasekar, scientist, was selected for the Niels Bohr-UNESCO gold medal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/16/1994Military Museum established at Ahmadnagar.
4/8/1894Lifetime of Swami Chandrashekarendra(1894-1994), venerated Shankaracharya saint of Kanchi monastery in South India.
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
11/9/1948Administration of Mayurbhanj State taken over by the Government of India.
7/6/2000India, Nepal sign agreement to set up a specialist joint unit to counter terrorism and share information about criminals operating along the border.
10/2/1997At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC.
12/1/1998Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.
1/30/1996Supreme Court directs CBI and other govt. agencies to speed up the Jain hawala probe.
9/29/1708British East India Company and New East India company merged.
1/11/1955Production of Newsprint paper factory started for the first time in India.