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Historical Event on 4/26/1999

The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1977Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui, modern Urdu writer, passed away.
12/4/1998Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition.
9/29/1994Gulf nations suspend Indian flights on account of plague epidemic.
11/19/199722 persons killed and 30 injured when car bomb explodes outside film studio in Jubilee Hills area of Hyderabad. The deceased include Eanadu TV crew of six people.
12/17/1938Charuchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali story writer and novelist, died.
5/23/1947The U.K. Cabinet today took the historic step of agreeing to Lord Mountbatten's proposal for the partition of India into two states, one Muslim and the other Hindu. The Viceroy is to have a series of talks with Lord Listowel, the Secretary for India.
6/8/1968Madhuri Mani Iyyer, famous singer of Karnatak Gharana, passed away.
11/12/1762Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon.
3/31/1935374 infants wed at a mass ceremony.
8/15/1990Uttar Maharashtra University was established.