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Historical Event on 4/26/1841

Bombay Gazette begins publishing on silk.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/19/1966Shiv Sena was established.
3/10/193917 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad, India.
5/22/1993Karnataka special task force guns down Veerappan's brother and righthand man Arjunan.
4/5/1957The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala.
12/25/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS.
11/17/1966India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student.
5/3/1945Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon.
9/2/1996Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.
2/13/1993School collapses killing 21 pupils and 4 teachers.
1/19/1697Maharana Pratap, the founder of Mewad and eminent personality, passed away.