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Historical Event on 12/26/1986

Consumer Rights Act was passed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1990Hindi film 'Bagh Bahadur' received the best feature film award of 1989.
3/24/1992Congress (I) strength goes up by six seats in the Rajya Sabha on account of biennial polls.
12/31/1861Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent.
3/26/1980Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police).
10/2/1869Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) born to a Bania (trading caste) family at Porbander, Kathiawar. He was the youngest of the three sons of Karamchand alias Kaba Gandhi, Prime Minister successively in Porbunder, Rajkot and Vankaner States, and his fourth wife Putlibai.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
6/29/1857Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British).
10/22/1764The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro.
5/17/1873Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta.
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).