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Historical Event on 6/26/1995

Madhya Pradesh declared ""Tiger State"" as it homes one sixth of the world's tiger population.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1793English pioneer missionary William Carey, 32, reached Calcutta five months after setting sail for India. Later, Carey founded the Baptist Missionary Society, the first of the British Protestant missions agencies.
9/3/1997Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court directs the state government to pay an ex-gratia of Rs. 50,000 to the family of a college student, who had committed suicide following ragging in the hostel.
3/14/1895Nihalsing Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Delhi and Governer of Rajasthan, was born.
9/11/1985Sri Lanka score their first Test victory by 149 runs against India.
4/5/1987The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC).
1/26/1926V. G. Kanitkar, famous Marathi literatteur, was born.
2/14/1959Nehru tells the International Conference on Planned Parenthood that Indian family planning efforts have not stopped population growth.
6/28/1975As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence.
11/22/1990Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM, wins confidence motion (202-108).
3/24/1944Manmohan Singh, famous economist and Finance Minister of India, was born.