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Historical Event on 6/26/1975

Chaudhary Charan Singh, freedom fighter and Chief Minister of UP, arrested by British Government.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1672A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin.
11/29/1948Assembly bans discrimination against untouchables.
11/29/1993Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata ""J.R.D. Tata"", Bharat Ratna awardee, Father of Modern Indian Industries and founder of Indian Aviation industry, passed away at 89 in Gen
3/24/1984Dilraj Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada.
4/13/1989Malayalam film 'Piravi' directed by Shaji N. Karun adjudged best feature film of 1988.
1/20/1993Karnataka ministry expanded to include 27 more members; S.M. Krishna made Dy. CM.
8/1/1966Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab.
3/25/199631st Gyanpith award presented to M.T. Vasudevan Nair at Trivandrum by Dr. Karan Singh.
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
5/21/1992Manohar J.Pherwani, 58, Chairman of the National Housing Bank, died.