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Historical Event on 8/26/1997

Commander of Uri sector Brigadier Jasbir Singh Lidder and another senior army officer have a narrow escape as Pakistani troops fire on their cavalcade at Chakori near LOC in J&K.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/15/1997Conference of Inter-Parliamentary Union in New Delhi.
5/25/1996Kathapurushan' wins best film national award.
1/22/2000India retains the golf title in the SAARC championship in Dhaka.
1/4/1909Prabhakar Padhye, modern Marathi litterateur, was born.
8/23/1958Marathwada University was started.
4/13/1971Carlton Chapman, Indian Soccer (Football) player, was born in Bangalore, Karnataka.
1/5/2000Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament.
10/10/1964Ravi Shankar performs at Town Hall in New York.
10/20/1997Veerappan, the forest brigand, releases the six hostages after 12 days.
12/13/1955India and the USSR affirm the Panchsheel.