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Historical Event on 5/26/1983

R. V. Marathe, father of Postal Index, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/19674th Parliament (Lok Sabha) was formed.
3/12/1972Vote gives Indira Gandhi 70 \% of regional seats.
9/13/1965Pakistanis bomb Bombay.
11/17/1999India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'.
3/26/1997Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.
3/1/1961The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters.
1/5/1968Government of India accepts the administrative reforms commission's recommendation to appoint a Lok Pal.
11/29/1994M.H. Kania, former Chief Justice of India made Chairman of the 14th Law Commission.
10/24/1827Viceroy Lord Rippan (1880-1884) was born
1/25/1971Himachal Pradesh becomes a full-fledged 18th Indian Union state.