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Historical Event on 5/26/1998
Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati, economist, was awarded the 1998 Freedom Prize of the Max Schmidmeiny Foundation.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/11/1977 | Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office. |
| 4/5/1663 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked Shahistekhan at Pune. |
| 8/1/1997 | Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil. |
| 3/19/1990 | Madhu Dandavate,Union Finance Minister, submits Rs. 7,206 crore deficit budget with a mixed bag of new levies and concessions. |
| 2/20/1985 | Bhawani Prasad Mishra, progressive Hindi poet, passed away. His most famous poem is ""Main Geet Bechtaa Hun"". |
| 11/19/1998 | Shruti Khanna won her Maiden title on Indian soil in the Northern India Ladies Championship at the Delhi Golf Course. |
| 1/22/1683 | Shri Samarth Ramdas passed away. |
| 6/1/1964 | Rashid Ghulam Muhammad Patel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler, better known for Lamba incident), was born in Sabarkantha. |
| 3/24/1974 | Lokprabha weekly started its publication. |
| 10/23/1997 | Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka set deadline upto 31st October for sandalwood smuggler Veerappan to surrender. |
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