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Historical Event on 1/26/1927
Laxman Madhav Katre, former Indian Air Chief Marshall, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/13/1978 | Sayyed Avid Husain, litterateur and Padmabhushan awardee, passed away. |
| 6/7/1996 | Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole. |
| 10/16/1936 | 35 killed in Hindu-Muslim riots at Bombay. |
| 7/31/1902 | Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala. |
| 8/10/1986 | Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune. |
| 7/23/1898 | Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, well known Bangla novelist, was born. |
| 7/1/1882 | Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great professor, politician, physician, leader and veteran nationalist, was born at Patna. |
| 6/11/1996 | Narasimha Rao's name figures in fresh FIR on bribing JMM MPs case. |
| 12/8/1920 | A. Adivi Reddy, social reformer and educationist, was born at Chandragiri, AP. |
| 2/20/1847 | Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established. |
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