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Historical Event on 8/26/2000

Vijay Kumar wins the Hindu Open Golf championship at the Cosmopolitan Club in Chennai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/18/1974Rajni Pannikar,noted story writer, passed away.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
9/26/1996High Court rejected Rao's petition for anticipatory bail in Pathak cheating case.
4/13/1982Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away.
3/12/1996Last session of the 10th Lok Sabha ends.
5/29/1933Kishorilal Goswami, famous Hindi novelist, passed away.
1/23/1909New direct 7,000-mile telegraphic link with India is hailed as a great achievement at London.
1/26/1926V. G. Kanitkar, famous Marathi literatteur, was born.
5/31/1756Jose Cusodio Faria was born in Candolim of Goa. He was a revolutionary scientist and also known as Abbe Faria.
1/1/1999This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".