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Historical Event on 5/26/1739
Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/12/1997 | Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence. |
| 9/26/1932 | Dr. Manmohan Singh, former finance minister, economist and Governor of R.B.I., was born. |
| 9/9/1942 | Shirish Kumar, martyr, died. |
| 8/28/1973 | India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis. |
| 6/19/1947 | Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay. |
| 5/1/1958 | Bell, 47 G3, the flight was upgraded to a helicopter unit with a Sqn Ldr as its Commanding Officer. |
| 4/4/1912 | Dhundiraj Gopal Sapre, Sahityaratna and Sanskrit litterateur, was born. |
| 2/28/1997 | Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presents an action-packed budget for 1997-98. |
| 5/17/1887 | Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away. |
| 5/9/1992 | Killer brew claims 175 lives in Orissa, Excise Minister Prasanna Kumar Acharya resigns. |
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