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Historical Event on 5/26/1957

Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1997IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran.
9/21/1962Major General I. J. Rikhye completed the task in accordance with the memorandum to UNSF, thus fulfilling the mandate of cessation of hostilities without any incident.
7/22/1998India's 4x100m quartet of Saraswati Dey, E.B. Shyla, P.T. Usha and Rachita Mistry win gold in the Asian Athletic championships at Fukuoka.
2/8/1872Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands.
3/5/1905Shushila Didi, great freedom fighter, was born at Datton Chuhad village, Punjab. She is remembered for her association in the revolutionary activities of Bhagat Singh.
5/25/1995Voting on the Criminal Law Bill differed again in Rajya Sabha.
6/16/1951Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi.
11/18/1772Madhav Rao Peshwa (the 4th peshwa ruler) died at the age of 28. Narayanrao succeeded him.
4/14/1979Sanjiva Reddy,President, flagged off the first electric train in Madras.
2/26/1996Parliament's budget session opens.