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Historical Event on 9/26/1998

Sachin Tendulkar make a record 127 runs against Zimbabwe at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/25/1956Lal Bahadur Shastri, Railway Minister, resigns from the office or Railway Minitery, taking moral responsibility for Ayyapan rail disaster thus setting a rare example for politicians.
4/26/1992Gyanapith award winner Prof. V.K.Gokak (82) passes away.
9/8/2000Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.
4/29/1997R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died.
4/29/1997Babur declared battle against Rana Sangram Singh.
5/24/1993India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts.
2/8/1999Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi.
9/29/1981Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore.
4/26/1841Bombay Gazette begins publishing on silk.
7/9/1994Surendranath, Governor of Punjab, died.