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Historical Event on 10/26/1937
Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, famous music director, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1886 | May Day was first observed in Chicago, USA. Work, Social activities, Rest, for 8 Hours. |
| 9/4/1967 | 6.5 earthquake at Koyna Dam in Maharashtra kills 200 people. |
| 5/14/1978 | Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, passed away. |
| 7/22/1925 | Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 8/29/1923 | Sir Richard Attenborough, famous actor and director (Gandhi, Young Winston), was born. |
| 3/21/1976 | The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government. |
| 2/5/1992 | Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar. |
| 1/27/1948 | Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair. |
| 4/2/1942 | Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips. |
| 12/30/1941 | Gandhiji, at his own request, is relieved of hi-leadership of Congress by Working Committee. |
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