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Historical Event on 4/26/1999
The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/5/2000 | A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, defends the Gujarat Government's order lifting the ban on Government employees from participating in RSS activities. |
| 5/9/1993 | S. Mulgaokar, 82, journalist, passed away. |
| 9/22/1988 | PM announces Government's decision to drop Defamation Bill. |
| 3/19/1998 | BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India. |
| 6/20/1873 | Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 6/7/1984 | Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
| 5/22/1996 | Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children. |
| 8/2/2000 | The Lok Sabha performs a ''hat-trick'' by setting off the process for the creation of three new states by passing the Jharkhand Bill. |
| 8/6/1996 | Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
| 4/14/1925 | Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi. |
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