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Historical Event on 4/26/1990
V. R. P. Menon, an Air Force Engineer, broke the world record in Chandigargh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/12/1894 | Busushottam Vishwanath Bapat, internationally famed Pali language expert, translator and editor, was born. |
| 1/18/1969 | Prajapita Brahma, great social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 9/23/1980 | Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial. |
| 2/8/1994 | Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432. |
| 7/15/1955 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
| 4/16/1958 | Raghuram Adwai Bhat, great Indian left-arm spinner 1983-84, was born at Mangalore. |
| 3/24/1968 | The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station. |
| 10/24/1995 | Total solar eclipse seen over Rajasthan, UP, Bihar and West Bengal, while partial eclipse seen in the rest of the country. |
| 9/6/1972 | Allauddin Khan, famous Sarod player, passed away. |
| 9/29/1914 | German cruiser Emden shells Madras. |
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