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Historical Event on 5/26/1993

The Centre decides to implement the Mandal Commission recommendation to provide 27\% reservation for the socially and educationally backward classes in the Central Services from 15th June.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1968Pravin Kalyan Amre, cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), was born in Bombay.
6/11/1998Chetak helicopter of IAF rescued a Border Security Force Jawan stuck waist deep in quicksand.
6/11/1998Acharya Surdasji, famous poet in Hindi and great devotee of Lord Krishna, was born.
2/14/1999Fifth National Games inaugurated at Imphal.
5/22/1963Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur.
2/14/1989Supreme Court orders Union Carbide Coporation of USA and Union Carbide India Limited to pay $470 millions (about Rs. 710 crores) in full and final settlement of all claims out of the Bhopal gas Disaster Litigation tragedy of 1985.
2/17/1992S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away.
6/25/1945Lord Vevil talk to the Indian political leaders.
2/17/1997Anand finishes sixth in the City of Linares category 19 chess where Kasparov makes in four-in-a-row.
10/2/2000Mukesh Kumar, India hockey player, retires from international hockey.