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Historical Event on 3/26/1997

Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1997Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence.
5/29/1915Sita Ram Surajmal Jajoo, social reformer and politician, was born at Neemuch Cantt, M.P.
1/28/1951Kashmir issue taken up in UN security council.
10/31/1963Krishna Menon, resigned from the post of Defence Minister of India, due to Chinese attack.
4/6/1956Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987).
12/25/1846Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away.
12/19/1969Nayan Ramlal Mongia, cricketer (Indian Test batsman-wicketkeeper 1994- ), was born in Baroda.
1/30/1996Supreme Court directs CBI and other govt. agencies to speed up the Jain hawala probe.
12/28/1905Sir Dr. Gajapatairaj Vijaya Ananda, the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram, ""Vizzy"", cricketer and Indian Right Handed Batsman, was born at Vizianagar. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1958.
5/1/2000Bidyut Ganguly (64), veteran CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister, died of severe burns in Calcutta.