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Historical Event on 9/26/1996

Deve Gowda, PM, takes oath as Rajya Sabha member. He was the first PM to enter parliament through RS. Indira Gandhi was already a RS member when elected leader in 1966.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/26/1925Krishna G. Ginde, great musician and singer, was born.
5/30/1919Rabindranath Tagore returned back the honour as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
5/30/1999India rejects U.N. offer to send a special envoy to defuse Indo-Pak tensions.
6/26/1983Five hundred killed or missing as monsoon floods hit the Indian state of Gujarat.
11/28/1997Seven-month-old United Front government, headed by Prime Minister I.K Gujral, bows out of office.
2/21/1992Congress scores nearly three-fourth majority in Punjab Assembly elections.
8/10/2000Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
10/9/1968Olympic Games open in Mexico City.
5/24/1992D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away.