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Historical Event on 4/26/1924

Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/1975Bundelkhand University was established in Uttar Pradesh.
6/17/1950Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), passed away.
9/9/1942Shirish Kumar, martyr, died.
9/24/1777Sarfoji Bhosle, king of Tanjawar, was born.
4/10/1982Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna started by Indira Gandhi.
1/25/1930Mehdi Baqer, great educationist, was born at Faizabad in UP.
3/29/1999A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.
2/6/1932Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed.
2/13/1601John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London.
4/2/1980S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981.