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Historical Event on 4/26/1992

Medha Patkar arrested in Gujarat as the third Annual Goldman Environmental Prize of $ 60000 is awarded to her.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1659Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad.
8/26/1997Commander of Uri sector Brigadier Jasbir Singh Lidder and another senior army officer have a narrow escape as Pakistani troops fire on their cavalcade at Chakori near LOC in J&K.
6/3/1895Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, historian and Indian diplomat (Asia & Western Dominance), was born.
4/22/1994Sushil, great Jain Muni Acharya, passed away.
3/11/1824US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair.
7/24/1783Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, was born at Carcas.
8/13/1956National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India.
12/1/1998Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.
2/23/19905-member Ministry headed by R. K. Ranbir Singh in Manipur elected.
9/28/2000Marion Jones wins the 200m gold medal at Sydney.