26th May’20 – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Find out what happened on the 26th of May in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 26th of May

Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh (26 May 1945 – 14 August 2012) was an Indian politician who served two terms as the Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra. He also served in the Union cabinet as the Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences.
Dilip Joshi (born 26 May) is an Indian film and television actor. He has appeared in a number of serials as well as films and is prominently known for his role of Jethalal Gada in the Indian sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
Gopishantha (26 May 1937 – 10 October 2015), better known by her stage name Manorama, also called Aachi, was an Indian actress, playback singer and comedian who had appeared in more than 1500 films, 5,000 stage performances and several television series until 2015.
Sushil Kumar Solanki (born 26 May 1983) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He was competing in the 66 kg weight division when he won the 2010 world title, a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which made him the only Indian.
Farhaan Faasil is an Indian film actor working in Malayalam cinema. He debuted in 2014 with Njan Steve Lopez directed by Rajeev Ravi. He is the younger son of filmmaker Fazil and brother of actor Fahadh Faasil.
 

Notable Moments

 
1948 First ever trade agreement with Pakistan.
1957 Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay.
1998 S. Chandrasekar, scientist, was selected for the Niels Bohr-UNESCO gold medal.
2000 In a significant development, the Government decides to allow disinvestment up to 60 per cent equity of Air India.
2000 Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai.
 

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