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Historical Event on 10/26/1990
V. Shantaram, veteran film producer, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 90 years in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/20/1977 | General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India. |
| 8/17/1992 | 20 members of the Janata Dal led by Ajit Singh break away from the parent body seeking separate seats in the Lok Sabha. |
| 10/24/1930 | Raj Bagri, Indies and British merchant in metal, was born. |
| 5/29/1947 | Establishment of Indian Standard Institution. |
| 5/16/1933 | Shani, writer of novel 'Kalajal' and film 'Shaukin', was born. |
| 6/22/1920 | Chandrasekhar Trimbak Sarwate, cricketer (batted in 9 Tests for India 1946-52), was born in Sangor, Vidarbha. |
| 5/29/1993 | Ramesh More, Shiv Sena MLA, was murdered. |
| 9/24/1936 | It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity. |
| 3/21/1994 | Pakistan blocks access to Indian consulate in Karachi. |
| 2/20/1992 | Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away. |
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