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Historical Event on 6/26/1991

Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1992Varma Commission indicts IB, the Centre and Tamil Nadu police for failure to protect Rajiv Gandhi.
12/23/1992Jesuit father and first Englishman S.J.Thomas Stephens arrived at Goa in a Portuguese ship. He settled here and died in 1619.
2/24/1674Prataprao Gujar, a great Maratha warrior at the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
6/4/1997Special Judge Ajit Bharihoke discharges former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao and former Union Minister Prof. K. K. Tewary in St. Kitts forgery case for lack of sufficient evidence.
6/1/1998Petrol price is raised by Re.1 per litre.
6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.
1/5/1952U.S. signs five-year accord to give India $ 50 mil. for economic development in New Delhi.
6/20/1957Govindrao Burhanpurkar, famous harmonium player, died.
2/23/1768Nizam accepted British supremacy and Smith Col. signed peace treaty with the Nizam.
4/12/1991Lok Sabha elections announced for May 20, 23, 26; Punjab Assam, J&K polls deferred.