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Historical Event on 10/26/1999

India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/26/1997Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.
8/19/1992K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India.
7/23/1927Daily radio transmission broadcasting in India started by Bombay Radio Station. This was the first Commercial Radio Station.
4/22/1996National Stock Exchange launches a new equity index - the NSE 50.
11/6/1905Ram Bachan 'Aravind' Dwivedi, great Hindi, Bhojpuri poet and writer, was born at Dubouli, Bihar.
2/22/1994Punjab brought back to international air map after 10 years with the introduction of flights to 8 countries from Amritsar Rajasansi Airport.
4/5/1930Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
11/3/1605Salim renamed himself as Jahangir and became the king of Agra.
6/17/1994Twelve opposition legislators in Sikkim resign.
12/3/1989Mulayam Singh Yadav named UP CM.