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Historical Event on 3/26/1997

Russia agrees to help India in developing a state-of-the-art integrated air defence system, even as the two agree to carry military cooperation into the 21st century during the visit of Prime Minister Deve Gowda.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
3/9/1961Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 15-04-1962.
8/29/1923Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born.
10/11/1984Khanderao M. Rangnekar, cricketer (33 runs at 5.50 for India), died
6/13/1995India and France sign Bilateral Investment Protection pact.
7/11/1979The Lok Sabha commenced a four-day debate on the no-confidence motion against the 21-month-old Janata Government.
2/18/1944Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Institute' established.
10/2/1982Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance minister of India, died.
10/2/1982Amir Timur of Timur Lang invaded India with 92 squadrons of horses and 90,000 cavalry and reached the banks of Sindhu river near Atak city (now in Pakistan). He then attacked Delhi because its Muslim Sultanate was too tolerant of Hindu idolatry. A Mongolian follower of Sufism, he was one of the most ruthless of all conquerors. Timur crossed the Indus River at Attock (now in Pakistan) on 24 September 1398.
6/14/1991Punjab was declared ""disturbed area""; army deployed.