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Historical Event on 5/26/1885

Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi playwright, comedy author and poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/26/1989Keshav Shankar Pillai, international fame cartoonist, painter, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.
11/3/1998The first geo-scientific data centre of the country is inaugurated at the Geological Survey of India.
12/13/1991Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India.
3/23/1919Subhadra Joshi, freedom fighter, was born. She took active participation in Salt and non cooperation movement. She also motivated the freedom movement through her newspaper ""Hamara Sangram"".
12/4/1992RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.
2/19/1891Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper.
2/13/1856East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom.
1/18/1948Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji.
2/1/1968United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development opens in New Delhi.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.