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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
9/10/1911Jatin Chakravorty, social reformer, politician and trade unionist, was born at Comilla, Bangladesh.
7/5/1857Baigum Hazrat Mahal again attack on Lucknow.
1/4/1892J. C. Kumarappa, a Gandhian by thought, was born.
10/10/1964Gurudutt, famous film actor, died
12/12/1965Vijayanta, first India-made millitary tank which was handed over to the Army, was manufactured at Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory at Madras.
7/15/1992Lucknow High Court stays any construction activity near the disputed temple in Ayodhya.
3/28/1995Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away.
5/20/1878Krishnashastri Chiplunkar, Marathi novelist and omnicent, passed away.
10/21/1995L.K.Advani unanimously re-elected BJP president for the fourth time in New Delhi.
12/23/1912Rash Behari Ghosh and Sachin Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Delhi. He had come to Delhi on an elephant for the initiation of the new capital. The Viceroy was injured in the bomb blast.