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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 07/26/1614 |
Jahangir captured Mewar from Rana Amar Singh. A treaty was signed. In the Mughal court, Rana and his son were treated with exceptional courtesy. |
| 07/26/1844 |
Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court. |
| 07/26/1874 |
Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born. |
| 07/26/1891 |
Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away. |
| 07/26/1910 |
Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination. |
| 07/26/1922 |
Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 07/26/1923 |
Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 07/26/1927 |
Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi. |
| 07/26/1933 |
Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail. |
| 07/26/1956 |
Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died. |
| 07/26/1975 |
Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations. |
| 07/26/1991 |
Indian, UN Observer Mission in El Salvador joined (ONUSAL from Jul 1991 To Apr 1995). |
| 07/26/1991 |
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue. |
| 07/26/1993 |
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. |
| 07/26/1994 |
Government rejects JPC report on securities scandal. |
| 07/26/2000 |
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 |
| 07/07/1905 | Six Language penel were started on the Rs. five denomination again. The printing colour of note changed to Red with Special text mentioned, 'At any office of issue not situated in Burma'. |
| 06/10/1908 | Mary Clubwala Jadhav, politician and social worker, was born. |
| 05/03/1913 | Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay. |
| 06/24/1908 | Gopinath, famous Kathakali dancer, was born. |
| 10/22/1764 | The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro. |
| 04/06/1934 | Nilkanth Yashwant Khadilkar, editor of Marathi daily newspaper, was born. |
| 02/07/1995 | Cong-I Disciplinary Action Committee expels Arjun Singh from the primary membership for 6 years for anti-party activities. |
| 10/24/1984 | First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city. |
| 07/05/1994 | Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, 86, Malayalam literary genius, died in Beypore in Kerala. |
| 04/11/1999 | A.K.A. Abdul Samad (72), general secretary of IUML and State unit president, died in Chennai. |
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