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Historical Event on 5/26/1916

Rangnath Manohar Joshi (Nirmal Guruji), Marathi author, was born.

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6/20/1946Gandhiji attends Working Committee meeting from 20-21 June.
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1/29/1976Parliament approves permanent government and censorship of newspapers at New Delhi.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
2/18/1946Cabinet Mission in India.
3/1/1998Bharat Ratna is awarded to Dr. A.J.P. Abdul Kalam, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, and Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic musician. The award is also conferred posthumously on film director Satyajit Ray, freedom fighter Aruna Asaf Ali and former Prime Minister Gulzari Lal Nanda.
3/21/1982Nadmuri Tarak Rama Rao forms Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh.
8/20/1997Lata Mangeshkar receives the Fifth Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award from the President.
6/9/1999The Indian army occupies two key positions in the Batalik sector.
10/19/1920Prakashchandra Sethi, former central minister, was born.