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Historical Event on 5/26/1916
Rangnath Manohar Joshi (Nirmal Guruji), Marathi author, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/16/1927 | Rail service started between India and Nepal. |
| 1/1/1994 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Family"". |
| 2/16/1997 | Ramakrishna Hegde launches a new national political party, Lok Shakti. |
| 11/18/1997 | Puttaveeramma of Ishwatha Ashrama Vidyaranyapuram, Vishveshwara Nagar, Mysore, conferred with the 'Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award 1997' for lifelong exemplary service to poor destitute women, in particular deaf and dumb girl children. |
| 8/11/2000 | The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects. |
| 3/23/1942 | Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League. |
| 5/22/1996 | Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children. |
| 7/19/1965 | Batukeshwar Dutt, great revolutionary, passed away. |
| 11/18/1994 | Bipinchandra Joshi, cheif of Army and General, passed away at the age of 54 years. |
| 2/7/1922 | Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign. |
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