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Historical Event on 10/26/1999

The Government rejected the demand that Rajiv Gandhi's name be deleted from the chargesheet in the Bofors case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1959N.G. Ranga resigned from the Indian National Congress and took up the leadership of the newly formed Swatantra Party.
4/27/1996First phase of election for 11th Lok Sabha, and assembly election in 6 states.
10/27/1998L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86.
3/22/1977Ayillyath Kuttiari Goplan, freedom fighter, social reformer and Marxist leader, passed away in Trivandrum.
3/24/1987First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching.
3/30/1993India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations.
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
10/19/1997BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies.
2/1/1889Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
11/17/1973Mother Pondicherry, greatest teacher and religious leader, died.