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Historical Event on 3/26/1999

14 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/10/1992P. P. Thorat, retired Lt and General, died.
6/4/1986Masti Vyanktesh Iyengar, famous Kannad author and Gyanpeeth Puraskar awardee, passed away.
6/24/1961Indian Manufactured Supersonic fighter HF24 flew took to air for the first time.
6/24/1961Babur Shah, Mughal Emperior, defeated Afghan Nawab Nasrat Shah, king of Bengal, on the banks of the Gand and the Ghaghra river.
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.
5/12/1995India refused to sign NPT in its present discriminatory form.
9/25/1919Rayat Educational Institute (Rayat Shikshan Sanstha) was established.
3/22/1961Jual Teria Dilga Oram was born in Kendudihi, Distt. Sundargarh (Orissa).
11/6/1998Koneru Humpy wins the World under-12 girls' chess title in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. Azharuddin becomes the highest run-getter (displacing Desmond Haynes, 8648 runs) in LOI history in the Coca Cola cup, Sharjah.
4/18/1971Gavaskar makes 220 in second innings vs West Indies after 124 in first.