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Historical Event on 12/26/1985

Rajiv Gandhi and Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq meet in Delhi and agree not to attack nuclear plants in each other's country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
2/28/1884Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, passed away.
12/14/1952Roshan Harshadlal ""Deepak"" Shodhan scored 110 in his Test Cricket debut vs Pakistan in Calcutta.
4/20/1930The Viceroy imposes an ordinance for the suppression of terrorism, following a series of attacks.
9/7/1998Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order.
5/1/1992Seperate secretariat was established for primary education.
1/16/1973Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976.
9/26/1923Dev Anand, film producer, director and actor, was born.
3/21/1997Seven Kashmiri Pandits gunned down by militants in Sangrampura.