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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 7/26/1614 |
Jahangir captured Mewar from Rana Amar Singh. A treaty was signed. In the Mughal court, Rana and his son were treated with exceptional courtesy. |
| 7/26/1844 |
Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court. |
| 7/26/1874 |
Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born. |
| 7/26/1891 |
Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away. |
| 7/26/1910 |
Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination. |
| 7/26/1922 |
Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 7/26/1923 |
Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 7/26/1927 |
Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi. |
| 7/26/1933 |
Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail. |
| 7/26/1956 |
Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died. |
| 7/26/1975 |
Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations. |
| 7/26/1991 |
Indian, UN Observer Mission in El Salvador joined (ONUSAL from Jul 1991 To Apr 1995). |
| 7/26/1991 |
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue. |
| 7/26/1993 |
Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77. |
| 7/26/1994 |
Government rejects JPC report on securities scandal. |
| 7/26/2000 |
The Centre imposes a ban on employing children belowing 14 years as domestic servants by all Government employees in the All India services at the insistence of the NHRC. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/13/1989 | Malayalam film 'Piravi' directed by Shaji N. Karun adjudged best feature film of 1988. |
| 12/3/1884 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, was born in Jeradei village of Bihar. |
| 1/6/1972 | America declared Naval Drill in the Indian Ocean. |
| 5/14/1907 | Muhammad Ayub Khan, Pakistani president, was born. |
| 9/14/1820 | Agri-Horticultural Garden of Calcutta started functioning. |
| 2/10/1930 | Shrikant Kirloskar, director of 'Kirloskar Udyog Samuh', was born. |
| 12/1/1999 | Supreme Court quashes a pending inquiry initiated by the Election Commission against former Union Finance Minister Manmohan Singh. |
| 11/5/2000 | The Interpol issues a ""look-out'' notice for the five persons and two of their accomplices, who hijacked an Indian Airlines plane in December 1999 |
| 11/13/1909 | Gandhiji left England for South Africa and wrote ''Hind Swaraj'' on board S.S. Kildonan Castle. |
| 8/14/1968 | Pravin Kalyan Amre, cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), was born in Bombay. |
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