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Historical Event on 3/26/1996

Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/18/1857The Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras Universities were established.
4/5/1950Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.
4/5/1950The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East.
9/16/1955Leopold C. M. S. Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), died at the age of 81.
1/18/2000S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.
6/27/1966D. S. Joshi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-12-1968.
11/20/1902Gandhiji returned to South Africa at the request of the Indian community and revived the Indians against Anti-Asian Laws.
5/30/1826The first Hindi newspaper 'Udant Martand' was published from Calcutta under the Editorship of Pandit Shridhar Shukla.
5/27/1919Kandukuri Veeresalingam, father of modern Telgu language, author and social reformer, passed away.
6/1/1993Burkino Faso President Blaise Campaore visits India.