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Historical Event on 10/26/1981

Dattatrey Ramchandra Bendre, Gyanpeet awardee and Kannad poet, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/30/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announced a package for small units raising the ceiling on loans from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs. For the handloom sector, a separate scheme costing Rs. 447 crores was also finalised.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
12/5/1992V. P. Singh and hundreds arrested in Barabanki on the way to Ayodhya.
7/15/1969Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. After retirement he was appointed as the Ambassador in Switzerland.
1/21/2000The Samata Party National Executive elects Mrs. Jaya Jaitley as its president.
5/4/1923Mrinal Sen, famous film director, was born.
6/22/1898The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.
4/10/1982Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral).
2/25/1987The Railway Minister announces introduction of 8 superfast trains from April 1.
7/1/1991Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.