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Historical Event on 8/26/1967
Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/8/1990 | Paul Mantosh and Joss Fernandes take oath as nominated Anglo-Indian members in Lok Sabha. |
| 11/2/1967 | Ministry of Education evolves a National Service Scheme for University students. |
| 9/23/1862 | Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born. |
| 4/1/1976 | Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established. |
| 8/3/1960 | Gopal Sharma, great Indian cricket off-spinner (2 Tests 1984-85), was born in Kanpur. |
| 5/3/1764 | Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India. |
| 1/1/1664 | Shivaji assumes royal title. |
| 1/7/1685 | Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company, was born. |
| 11/6/2000 | Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister. |
| 8/16/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi goes on fast for being denied to continue the anti-untouchability propaganda. |
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