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Historical Event on 3/26/1999

14 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/1/1952Nationalised Airways at Safdarjung, New Delhi inaugurated by Nehru.
6/3/1995Mayavati (BSP) becomes the new CM of UP with the outside support of BJP.
11/22/1967Tara Singh, freedom fighter, Akali Dal leader master and politician, died at Amritsar.
1/18/1996N. T. Rama Rao, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh (during 1983-84, 84-89, 94-95), passed away at Hydrabad.
1/16/1966Sadhu Thanwardas Lilaram Vaswani, noted thinker and saint poet, great orator, professor and prolific writer, died at Pune.
8/2/1935The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.
8/27/1918Nemichandra Jain, stage critic, was born.
1/17/1992Shankar Ramchandra (Mamrao Date), veteran journalist, passed away.
1/1/1891Sampurnanand, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.
10/21/1995Suresh Mehta, Finance Minister in the outgoing Keshubhai Patel ministry, sworn in as the second BJP CM of Gujarat in Gandhinagar, ending the month-long political turmoil.