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Historical Event on 3/26/1969

Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/14/1998Sonia Gandhi takes over as the Congress(I) president from Sitaram Kesri.
4/4/1999India routed China 5-0 in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I second round play-off in Calcutta.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
4/24/1944Shivprasad Gupta, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, passed away.
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.
4/22/1840James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away.
5/30/1826The first Hindi newspaper 'Udant Martand' was published from Calcutta under the Editorship of Pandit Shridhar Shukla.
7/24/1989A majority of opposition members in Lok Sabha resign on the issue of C & AG report on Bofors gun deal.
9/11/1968Central Government provides more autonomy to hilly region of Assam.
3/1/1961The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters.