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Historical Event on 5/26/1997

Government decides to allow the use of environment-friendly LPG as a motor vehicle fuel.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/1988Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died.
7/19/1925Dinesh Singh, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Kalakankar (U.P).
3/16/1993Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.
8/19/1887S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Thirumeyyam in the former Pudukottah State.
1/23/1664Shahaji Raje died in an accident.
6/14/1998S. Vijayalakshmi wins National women's `A' chess title in Mumbai.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan.
4/3/1996Union Ministers P. Chidambaram and M. Arunachalam resign over the issue of revival of alliance between Cong (I) and AIADMK.
12/16/2000Indian Airlines wins the 60th National Hockey championship in Jammu.
2/14/2000The Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court judgment quashing the State Government's Ashraya scheme for providing plots to the poor.