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Historical Event on 4/26/1990

V. R. P. Menon, an Air Force Engineer, broke the world record in Chandigargh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/2000S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
8/27/1859Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, was born.
1/15/1965Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras.
3/8/1948Air India International was established for overseas services.
6/25/1943No. 8 Squadron started functioning absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel, and also issued with a vengeance to achieve operational status.
12/19/1994K. A. P. Vishwanathan, famous Tamil author, passed away.
1/5/1995India receives first consignment of Chinese Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) for the 2 US built Tarapur nuclear plant with the approval of IAEA.
12/7/1999Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK.
6/5/1975Ramsing, great freedom fighter and editor of `Navyug Patrika', passed away.