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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
7/10/1999The Delhi police arrest Mohammad Javed alias Babu Bhai, an accused in the Jain Hawala case.
4/28/1936Abdul Rashid 'Fida' (Kishtwari), great poet, was born.
9/13/1965Pakistanis bomb Bombay.
6/22/1898The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.
3/2/1913Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born.
5/27/1948The trial of nine men accused of assassination of Gandhi before a special court judge at the Red Fort. The trial ended on 30th Dec.
12/6/1976Nana Patil, great revolutionary, passed away.
7/3/1941Adoor Gopalakrishnan, cinematographer (Kathapurushan, Mathulikal), was born.
11/11/1913Gandhi sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at South Africa.
2/11/1997India and Russia agree on a package of trade and economic cooperation measures, following Foreign Minister I K Gujral's discussions in Moscow.