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Historical Event on 12/26/1989

The Constitution 62nd Amendment Bill, seeking to extend reservation for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in Lok Sabha and state assemblies for another ten years, approved in Parliament.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/13/1991Surjit Singh Barnala resigns as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
7/8/1991L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha.
6/23/1661Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.
2/28/1835Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20.
10/12/1990Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene.
11/15/1982Acharya Vinoba Bhave, great freedom fighter and social reformer, died (88 years) in Pawnar Ashram at Wardha near Nagpur, Maharashtra.
4/15/1927Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, was born.
8/29/1612Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese.
1/3/1922Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born.
8/14/199315 bus passengers massacred in J&K.