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Historical Event on 12/26/1989

The Constitution 62nd Amendment Bill, seeking to extend reservation for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in Lok Sabha and state assemblies for another ten years, approved in Parliament.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1956University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC.
3/15/1831First Marathi Almanac (Panchang) started by Ganpat Krishnaji.
3/17/1982President's rule in Kerala.
6/28/1991K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir ultras.
9/1/1934Suniti Kumar Ghosh, cricket test umpire for two tests from 1988-89, was born in Bengal.
7/24/1992Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune.
4/20/1971India won Cricket Test Rubber' for the first time after defeating West Indies Cricket Team.
12/28/1972C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died.
3/25/1971Aashish Rakesh Kapoor, cricketer (Indian off-spin batsman 1994- ), was born in Madras.
4/14/1962Sir Mokshagundam Vivesvaraya, father of modern engineering, passed away at the age of 102. He was receipent of ""Bharat Ratna"" Award.