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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
1/5/1952U.S. signs five-year accord to give India $ 50 mil. for economic development in New Delhi.
3/17/1995Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority.
7/9/1993Passport fees raised from Rs. 60 to Rs.300.
2/21/1992Congress scores nearly three-fourth majority in Punjab Assembly elections.
4/18/2000The Board of Control for Cricket in India adopts a six-point code of conduct for the players.
6/13/1996Govt. extends for another 2 years the ban imposed on LTTE w.e.f. 14/6/1996 under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
9/16/1990Air India establishes a world record by evacuating more than 1.11 lakh people in eight weeks from Kuwait/Iraq during the Gulf War.
4/21/1946Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test umpire, ICC referee), was born in Madras. He received Arjun Award (1971).
1/23/1999An Australian missionary, Graham Stewart Staines, and his two sons Philip and Timothy are burnt to death by miscreants near Manoharpur village in Orissa's Keonjhar district.
6/6/1999Paes-Bhupathi bagged their maiden Grand Slam doubles crown, defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango in the final.