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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
3/3/1700Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj died of lung infection due to smallpox at Sinhagad fort.
6/8/1999ATP announced Paes-Bhupathi as No. 1 ranked doubles team. In individual doubles ranking, Bhupathi and Paes were No. 1 and 2 respectively.
7/24/2000The trial in the Rs. 133 crore urea scam resumes after about one year in the special court for CBI cases in New Delhi.
5/19/1982Elections for Assemblies held in West Bengal, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala.
7/1/1949M. Venkaiah Rangaiah Naidu was born in Chavatapalem, Distt. Nellore (Andhra Pradesh).
12/26/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi.
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
11/9/1980P. C. Joshi, former General Secretary of Indian Communist Party, passed away.
1/21/2000The Samata Party National Executive elects Mrs. Jaya Jaitley as its president.
8/20/1885First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.