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Historical Event on 4/26/1999
India's Atanu Lahiri and Bhagyashree Thipsay won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Commonwealth chess championship in Bikaner.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/4/1923 | Nagpur University started working. |
| 7/17/2000 | 55 persons die as a Boeing 737 of Alliance Air from Calcutta to Delhi via Patna and Lucknow crashes at Gardanibagh, one km from the runway at the Patna airport. |
| 7/2/1999 | The Indian Army launches a three pronged attack on Kargil. India is firm on Pakistan pullout from the area. |
| 5/18/1999 | R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai. |
| 7/27/1949 | Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir. |
| 4/12/1976 | India set 403 to win against the West Indies. |
| 2/27/1990 | Polls in Pondicherry and eight states. |
| 1/26/1950 | India became a Republic within the British Commonwealth and the Indian Air Force dropped its ""Royal"" prefix. At this time, it possessed six fighter squadrons of Spitfires, Vampires and Tempests, operating from Kanpur, Poona, Ambala and Palam, one B-24 bomber squadron, one C-47 Dakota transport squadron, one AOP flight, a communications squadron at Palam and a growing training organisation. |
| 2/14/1925 | Mohan Dhariya, politician and nature lover, was born. |
| 9/22/1996 | Passport seekers are given an option of 10 years (Rs. 300) or 20 years (Rs. 600) period. |
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