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Historical Event on 12/26/1989

Keshav Shankar Pillai, international fame cartoonist, painter, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
2/7/198161 die in circus fire in Bangalore.
11/25/1948National Cadet Corps was first established.
9/21/1857Bahadurshah Jafar - II surrendered against the British troops.
2/1/1967Victor Paramjyoti, famous Indian music director, composer and critic, passed away.
9/7/1988President's rule in Mizoram.
4/1/1889Hindu', English language newspaper changed its perodicity from weekly (20/09/1888) to daily.
6/1/1992S.K. Datta became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/93).
4/11/1984Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7.
2/22/1845Serampore of Hooghly district and Balasore cities from Dutch purchased East Indian Company.