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Historical Event on 5/26/1998

Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati, economist, was awarded the 1998 Freedom Prize of the Max Schmidmeiny Foundation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1906Prithviraj Kapoor, stage and film artist, member of Rajya Sabha and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was born.
1/2/1973General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw appointed as Field Marshall.
1/26/1995Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest.
1/9/1994Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul.
3/28/1941Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta.
6/21/1997Sethi claims sixth National billiards crown in Bangalore.
5/18/1972Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.
3/31/1997Lakhubhai Pathak, prominent NRI businessman who had accused Narasimha Rao of cheating $ 100,000, died in London.
7/14/1992The Lok Sabha passes a bill seeking to confer on the President the powers of the Legislature of J&K.
2/6/1954Kashmir Assembly accepts re-unification with India.