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Historical Event on 8/26/1909

Dr.Moti Chandra, great historian, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1972Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.
6/16/1990Bombay gets 42 cm rainfall, the century's highest. The previous high of 41 cm was recorded on 18, 1986.
7/5/1917'Hindumashinary Society' was established by Gajanan Bhaskar Vaidya.
10/6/1983Punjab Government was dismissed to halt religious and political violence by Indira Gandhi, who imposed President's rule in the state.
5/1/1994Six leading Akali factions dissolved to form a new party, the Shiromani Akali Dal-Amritsar, which wanted a 'Sikh State'.
10/31/1895Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur.
8/7/1980Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York.
6/1/1993Burkino Faso President Blaise Campaore visits India.
1/26/1981Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval.
12/21/1993JPC indicts RBI and Finance Ministry in the multi-crore security scam.