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Historical Event on 4/26/1992

Medha Patkar arrested in Gujarat as the third Annual Goldman Environmental Prize of $ 60000 is awarded to her.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/29/1999A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.
5/26/2000In a significant development, the Government decides to allow disinvestment up to 60 per cent equity of Air India.
3/19/1972India and Bangladesh singed mutual aid treaty for peace and friendship for 25 years.
4/6/1985Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final.
2/25/2000Justice M. Srinivasan (63), Supreme Court Judge at the Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, died after prolonged illness.
1/8/1992Luggage rate of railway passengers hiked by 30 per cent.
4/16/1934Ram Damodar Naik was born in Sangli (Maharashtra).
4/16/1934Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India.
8/5/1965Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.