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Historical Event on 6/26/1995

Madhya Pradesh declared ""Tiger State"" as it homes one sixth of the world's tiger population.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1891Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July.
5/28/1968Bhagwan Gopinathji Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India. He has been called a ""jivanmukta"" (liberated soul) or ""Aghoreshwar"" and his spiritual state has been described as ""Shambhavi Avastha"" (state of Shiva), died. He was a great devotee of Shiva and Shakti and took intense "Sadhana". His disciples and devotees set up an ashram at Kharyar in Srinagar in his name.
12/27/1911Jana Gana Mana.... ,' India ' s National Anthem, was first sung at the Indian National Congress session held at Calcutta.
2/2/1989France's highest civilian award, 'Legion d' Honour, conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President Mitterrand at Calcutta.
5/24/1956Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
2/23/1997176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.
10/9/1946Jinnah's 9-point demands conveyed to Congress.
11/18/1988Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Delhi on a three-day visit.
8/4/1933Gandhi is imprisoned for one year for breaking a restraint order.
12/1/1964Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University established.