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Historical Event on 12/26/1989

India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1993Phoolan Devi, the legendary Bandit Queen, was released after 11 years in jail. A heroine to many low-caste Indians, she was born into the Mallah caste of fishermen, close to the bottom of India's rigid social scale, and became a bandit after she was gang-raped. She led her rural band in robbing and killing upper-caste Thakurs in revenge for the murder of her lover and acquired a Robin Hood image. The Rebel of the Ravines siad, ""I shall work for the upliftment of the women and downtrodden"".
2/18/1993Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, established Amritsar city.
9/10/1999Sonia Gandhi files her nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.
9/8/1993Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded.
1/29/1931Gandhiji sails for England as Congress delegate to Second Round Table Conference. This conference was attended by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sarojini Naidu.
4/15/1975Janata Party's `People's March' to Parliament.
4/17/1999The Vajpayee Government resigns after it loses the confidence vote in the Lok Sabha by one vote - 269 to 270.
9/23/1803British-Indian forces defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Assaye.
1/12/1946De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above.
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.