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Historical Event on 10/26/1891

Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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11/29/1996Shaleem I. Shervani, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and President, ICMR Governing Body, was the Chief Guest at the concluding ceremony of the year long celebrations of the 85th year of ICMR at New Delhi. He released a special issue of the ICMR Bulletin on this occasion and presented momentos to the former Additional Directors-General and Directors-General of the ICMR.
10/1/1978In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.
7/1/1961Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.
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1/20/1939Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born.
10/18/1952Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wickets to win first Indo-Pak clash.
5/3/1945Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon.