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Historical Event on 10/26/1932
Chinadorai Deshmutu, Indian field hockey player (Olympics-1952), was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
3/22/1933 | M.V.Nagendra, cricket test umpire for 11 tests from 1963-77, was born at Karnataka. |
7/2/1998 | India and Sri Lanka sign an agreement on promoting agricultural research in New Delhi. |
4/25/1998 | The Government announces a new salary structure for university and college teachers, consequent to the implementation of the Fifth Pay Commission recommendations. |
3/18/1990 | Devi Lal, Deputy PM, withdraws his resignation. |
10/10/1899 | Shripad Amrit Dange, socialist and Trade Union Leader, was born. |
7/24/1989 | A majority of opposition members in Lok Sabha resign on the issue of C & AG report on Bofors gun deal. |
2/1/1992 | Mohan Choty, comedy film actor, passed away. |
1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan. |
6/2/1984 | Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act. |
4/3/1978 | Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him. |
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