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Historical Event on 6/26/1997

India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/23/1997India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
9/27/1703More than 8,000 people died in a cyclone in England.
6/2/1986One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.
4/1/1947Gandhiji addresses Asian Relations Conference in Delhi.
9/9/1999Mahesh Bhupathi and Ai Sugiyama won the mixed doubles title in the U.S. Open.
6/19/1981APPLE, India's first experimental geo-stationary telecommunication satellite having experimental communication satellite, successfully launched by European Ariane, Kourou, French Guiana. This is the first to be stabilized on 3 axes.
10/15/1686Aurangzeb attacked and conqured Bijapur and this was the end of the Muslim Adilshahi's era.
10/5/1868Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born.
4/1/1987Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
10/16/2000Rest of India wins the Irani Trophy cricket tournament. Murali Karthik scalps nine for 70, the best figures by a bowler in 38 Irani cup matches.