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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
8/6/1932Ramsay McDonald came out with his 'Communal Award' to fix seats for the various communities in the provincial legislatures.
1/27/1888Jinvijayji Muni, famous Shwetambar Jain Yati, was born.
4/26/1999The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections.
4/7/1818British Government imposed 'State Prisoners Regulation III -1818' for detention and deportion of political prisoners and revolutionaries without any trial. This black act was in force till 1947 when India got independence.
1/18/1992Ordinance cuts minimum poll campaign time to 14 days from 20 days.
1/14/1969Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu.
10/24/1904Lalchand Hirachand, famous industialist, was born.
3/28/1956Tirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekhar, great Indian cricket pace-bowler (2 Tests 1982-83 little impact), was born in Madras.
2/4/1944Japanese attack Indian Seventh Army at Burma
4/27/1705Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera.