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Historical Event on 10/26/1891
Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, was born.
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| 1/5/1948 | Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan. |
| 8/6/1951 | Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, died. |
| 3/3/1997 | Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, arrives in New Delhi. |
| 4/14/1916 | Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48), was born at Mamandur, Tamil Nadu. |
| 1/11/1966 | Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously. |
| 8/1/1916 | Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President. |
| 5/2/1953 | Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war. |
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