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Historical Event on 8/26/1909
Dr.Moti Chandra, great historian, was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/4/1974 | India in apartheid protest refuses to play South Africa in Davis Cup finals. |
7/24/1999 | Om Prakash Chautala is sworn in the Chief Minister of Haryana, and will seek trust vote on July 27. |
2/4/1976 | Lok Sabha's life extended by one year. |
6/18/1988 | V.P.Singh defeats Congress rival Sunil Shastri in Allahabad Lok Sabha election. |
4/15/1950 | Acharya Vinoba Bhave requested to the villagers of Panchampalli Telangana, Andhra Pradesh to give 80 acres of land, and with this he had started his 'Bhudan Andolan'. |
7/19/1952 | India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day. |
1/23/1920 | Air transportation began in India by two Royal Air Force planes between Karachi and Bombay, and Air Mail service started. |
1/4/1937 | R. Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s), was born in Meerut. |
3/31/1992 | Madhav Sinh Solanki, External Affairs minister, resigns on Bofors letter issue. |
12/31/1738 | Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born. |
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