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Historical Event on 3/26/1996
The 3-day old Hazratbal shrine crisis ends, as the militants holed up in the shrine come out of it.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/11/1973 | Rahul Dravid, cricket batsman, was born in Indore. |
| 11/6/2000 | Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister. |
| 7/7/1999 | M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad. |
| 12/29/1953 | The States Reorganisation Commission. |
| 12/29/1953 | Mughals, under the leadership of Akbar, defeated Hindu ruler Hemu in the second battle of Panipat. |
| 8/23/1994 | Arati Gupta (Saha) succumbed to an incurable jaundice. (29-9-99). |
| 9/10/2000 | Marat Safin wins the men's singles in the US open championship. |
| 11/3/1605 | Salim renamed himself as Jahangir and became the king of Agra. |
| 1/22/1990 | FIR registered in Bofors kickbacks case. |
| 5/18/1973 | A powerful underground explosion rocked India's desert of Rajasthan today, making India the sixth nation in history to set off a nuclear device. The blast, which took place at a depth of 330 feet, was in the range of 10-15 kilotons, smaller than the bomb exploded by the US at Nagasaki in World War II. India is signatory to the 1963 test ban treaty, and thus was prohibited from exploding the device on land or in the air. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi claimed the purpose of the test was peaceful and said 'such explosions may have their use in mining operations'. |
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