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Historical Event on 3/26/1999

Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1975Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.
9/22/1931Gandhi meets Charlie Chaplin in London.
2/10/1921Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and nobel prize winner, passed away.
9/30/2000India's Priyanka Chopra (18) wins the Miss World beauty pageant.
4/30/1936Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters.
7/1/1879Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department.
6/19/1901Raj Chandra Bose, Indian mathematician and statistician, was born at Hosangabad in Madhya Pradesh. He made many valuable contributions to the subject. He discovered new codes for telecommunication. In 1976, America's highest honour to a scientist came to Bose as he was elected Fellow of the US Academy of Sciences.
11/11/1888Acharya Kripalani, nationalist and member of the Parliament, was born at Hyderabad, Sind.
7/25/1982Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.