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Historical Event on 6/26/1983

Five hundred killed or missing as monsoon floods hit the Indian state of Gujarat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1961Supreme Court rules cities & states have right to censor films.
5/22/1953Sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Darjeeling and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand were the first to conquer the Mount Everest (World).
12/21/1998The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen.
3/1/1987A Pakistani official quoted as saying, ""Pakistan has nuclear bomb capabilities at New Delhi"".
1/17/1925Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore.
5/20/1994K. Brahmananda Reddy, 83, former Andhra Pradesh CM, passed away in Hyderabad.
6/17/2000Danial Latifi (83), well known jurist and senior Supreme Court advocate, died of cancer in New Delhi.
12/10/1948Human Rights Day.
4/14/1992The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati.
10/20/1947First battle between India and Pakistan.