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Historical Event on 5/26/1999

IRS-P4(OCEANSAT) with an Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM) and a Multi-frequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer (MSMR) and two small satellites (KITSAT of Korea and TUBSAT of Germany) launched by PSLV-C2.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/14/1959Nehru rejects China's proposal for a mutual withdrawal of troops from a border buffer zone.
5/12/1906Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"".
12/15/1997Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
9/28/1996Sukh Ram sent to Tihar jail in assets case.
6/24/1966Atul Chandrakant Bedade, cricketer (Indian ODI batsman from 1994), was born in Bombay.
12/22/1994Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay.
7/11/1998The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent.
12/29/1965First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
3/31/1992Delhi beat Tamil Nadu in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
11/7/1958Nehru said the role of Gen. Mohammed Ayub Khan in Pakistan had increased the 'risk and danger of war' between India and Pakistan.