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Historical Event on 4/26/1813
Swati Tirunal Ramavarma, outstanding composer of Carnatic music in Kerala, was born in a royal family of Travancore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/25/1926 | Dharmavir Bharti, journalist and editor of Dharmyug, was born. His famous books are ""Gunahon Ka Devta"" and ""Suraj Ka Satwa Ghoda"". |
| 7/12/1980 | Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha. |
| 5/17/1999 | Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it. |
| 8/22/1942 | Harikrishna Kaul (Raja Pandit), administrator and Prime Minister of Jammu Kashmir and Patiyala, died. |
| 3/9/1994 | Devika Rani Roerich, the first lady of the Indian screen, died at the age of 87 years in Bangalore. |
| 4/3/1994 | B. Rachaiah,Kerala Governor, takes charge of Goa. |
| 4/25/1969 | Invalappil Mani Vijayan (or better known as IM Vijayan), Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trissur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1993, 1997, 1999. He scored the fastest ever International goal against Bhutan at the SAF Games '99, scoring after just 12 seconds. |
| 10/14/1947 | Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died. |
| 1/14/1761 | The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony. |
| 4/13/1890 | Ramchandra Gopal Torne (Dadasaheb), film director, was born. |
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