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Historical Event on 9/26/1996

Deve Gowda, PM, takes oath as Rajya Sabha member. He was the first PM to enter parliament through RS. Indira Gandhi was already a RS member when elected leader in 1966.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1995Ban on VHP re-imposed.
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
10/17/1994Seshan's controversial biography ''DMK'' obtains stay.
10/26/1891Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, was born.
6/26/1982First Boeing 707 of Air India `Gaurishankar' was crashed at Sahar Airport (Bombay).
12/23/1913Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died.
1/11/1991Five JD ministers at the Centre disqualified by Speaker Rabi Ray on the basis of anti-defection law.Five disqualified ministers who tendered their resignation were asked to continue in office by the PM.
2/25/1992Beant Singh sworn in as CM of Punjab.
9/12/1966Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel.
4/21/1994Malayalam sweeps national film awards. Mammootty, Shobhana best actor and actress; T.V. Chandran best director; Buddadeb Das Gupta's Bengali 'Charachar' adjudged best film.