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Historical Event on 9/26/1996

Deve Gowda, PM, takes oath as Rajya Sabha member. He was the first PM to enter parliament through RS. Indira Gandhi was already a RS member when elected leader in 1966.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1772Ahmadshah Abdali passed away.
3/20/1782Colonel James Tod, author and researcher of Rajput history, was born.
2/1/1942No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers.
9/9/1944Mahatma Gandhi conducted several talks between 9th September to 27the September with Mohammed Ali Jinnah regarding Pakistan.
7/23/1991Premdatt Paliwal, president of All India Forward Block, died.
7/6/1960The President promulgates the ESMA, 1960.
2/27/1999Union Budget presented. Fiscal deficit cut to 4.4 per cent.
8/16/1923Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
1/29/1994Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies.