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Historical Event on 10/26/1991

Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily newspaper 'Marathwada', died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/15/1992Price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas hiked.
3/25/1987Marxist-led alliance gets majority in Kerala and West Bengal elections .
5/5/1966Jan Congress Party was established in Orissa.
7/25/1982Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987.
1/26/1929Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence.
10/27/1982Gandhiji's personal secretary Pyare Lal died.
8/26/1947Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.
5/13/1967Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969.
5/13/1967Amir Timur of Timur Lang invaded India with 92 squadrons of horses and 90,000 cavalry and reached the banks of Sindhu river near Atak city (now in Pakistan). He then attacked Delhi because its Muslim Sultanate was too tolerant of Hindu idolatry. A Mongolian follower of Sufism, he was one of the most ruthless of all conquerors. Timur crossed the Indus River at Attock (now in Pakistan) on 24 September 1398.
10/31/2000Chhattisgarh, the 26th State of Indian Union, comes into existence with the swearing in of its Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay and Chief Minister Ajit Jogi at a glittering function at Raipur.