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Historical Event on 4/26/1991

Syed Shahabuddin filed nominations for two seats as a candidate of two different parties within 24 hours.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/28/1865Lala Lajpat Rai 'Punjab Kesari', great valiant freedom fighter, social reformer, humanitarian and lawyer, was born in Dhudike village of Ferozepur district, Punjab.
8/15/1947Indian Independence Day.
12/15/1965Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.
11/29/1991Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.
7/23/1996India's admission to Asian Regional Forum was endorsed by Foreign Ministers of the group at Jakarta.
2/2/1989France's highest civilian award, 'Legion d' Honour, conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President Mitterrand at Calcutta.
9/1/1915Rajindersingh Bedi, Urdu story writer and Hindi film story writer, was born.
6/16/1950 Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
12/12/1959Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.