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Historical Event on 5/26/1945
Vilasrao Dagdojirao Deshmukh, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/15/1992 | Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Babbar Khalsa founder who masterminded the Kanishka jumbo explosion of 1985, was shot by security forces in Punjab. |
| 7/8/1958 | Lord Canning declared that since peace was established, it is better known as end of Indian Mutiny, 1857. |
| 1/3/1831 | Savitribai Phule, famous social worker, was born at Naigaon in Satara district, Maharashtra. |
| 2/2/1835 | Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction. |
| 8/17/1986 | In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"". |
| 5/26/1993 | The Centre decides to implement the Mandal Commission recommendation to provide 27\% reservation for the socially and educationally backward classes in the Central Services from 15th June. |
| 11/12/1997 | India elected to executive board of UNESCO. |
| 2/15/2000 | K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema. |
| 1/10/1953 | Opening ceremony of Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research held. |
| 7/1/1958 | Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 10-11-1960. |
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