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Historical Event on 1/26/1876

Railway route started between Mumbai and Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/24/1973E.V.Ramasami, founder of DMK party, prominent leader, great social worker and revolutionary freedom fighter, died at the age of 94.
3/29/1849Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar.
12/8/1999Furore in the Lok Sabha over RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter topping the MBBS exam.
1/25/1995India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties.
3/1/1990JD secures four-fifth majority in Orissa Assembly elections; Biju Patnaik becomes the new CM.
11/5/1977Indira Gandhi arrested and released unconditionally. The External Affairs Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee addresses the United Nations General Assembly in Hindi.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
7/27/1986The Supreme Court orders all-India test for medical seats.
7/27/1986The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East.
8/2/1980Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died.