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Historical Event on 8/26/1997

Commander of Uri sector Brigadier Jasbir Singh Lidder and another senior army officer have a narrow escape as Pakistani troops fire on their cavalcade at Chakori near LOC in J&K.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/10/1989Foundation stone laid for the Ram Janambhoomi temple at Ayodhya.
2/24/1996Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.
12/13/1991Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India.
10/24/1890Shishirkumar Mitra, Physics expert, was born in Calcutta.
11/12/1997India elected to executive board of UNESCO.
2/27/1931Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad.
1/18/1995The 4-nation non-official initiative on Arms Reduction and Disarmament concludes with Goa Declaration (also called Shanghai-II).
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
10/29/1920Jamia Milliya Islamia was founded by Dr. Jakir Husain and his collegues at Aligarh. 'Khilafat' and the Non- Cooperation Movement were an integral part of policy animating.
11/21/1969Bhilai Steel Plant creates a new world record in steel-making by producing 'one heat' in four hours three minutes.