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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 |
| 12/16/1951 | Salarjung Museum opened in Hyderabad. |
| 4/26/1929 | British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India. |
| 1/17/1925 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore. |
| 1/1/1874 | The first women magazine ""Bola Bodhini"" was published. |
| 9/9/1997 | Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master. |
| 3/16/1912 | Gandhiji commends Gokhale's attempts for abolition of indenture system. |
| 6/12/1970 | Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away. |
| 12/5/1931 | Gandhiji leaves England for India. |
| 1/4/1966 | ndo-Pak Summit, the peace talk between Pakistan and Indian leaders, started at Tashkent. The prominent personalities were Lal Bahadur Shastri and Gen. Ayub Khan. |
| 2/19/1670 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha, was born. |
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