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Historical Event on 12/26/1907
23rd session of the Indian National Congress was presided by Dr. Rash Behari Bose. In this session, Congress was split into two groups named 'Extremists' under the leadership of Lala Lajpat Rai and 'Moderates' under the leadership of Dr. Rashbehari Bose. Sir Pherozeshah Mehta took active part on the moderate side. Anand Bazar reported with headings as ""The 23rd National Congress. Presidential Election. Tilak's Amendment. Uproarious Proceedings. Free Fight. Police Aid. Pandal Cleared. Police Escort Tilak. Adjourned Sine Die"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/22/1907 | Perturbed by a new law restricting Asiatic immigrants, Mohandas Gandhi, a young Indian attorney now living in South Africa, organized a campaign of civil disobedience to resist the statute popular bill passed by the new Boer government of the Transvaal Colony. The Asiatic Registration Bill was considered by Gandhi unjust and discriminatory to the large Chinese and Indian populations. However, the government expressed the belief that the ordinance was popular. ""Over 90 percent of the white people thoroughly approve of it,"" said Sir Gilbert Parker, a Conservative member of Parliament. |
| 10/21/1950 | China invades Tibet. |
| 1/24/1857 | Calcutta University established. |
| 8/15/1955 | Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa. |
| 11/29/1961 | First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India. |
| 9/25/1919 | Rayat Educational Institute (Rayat Shikshan Sanstha) was established. |
| 5/24/1992 | D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away. |
| 2/8/1999 | Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi. |
| 4/21/1993 | India announces establishing proof in Pakistan's complicity in Bombay bomb blasts. |
| 3/4/1879 | Bethune' College of Calcutta was established as the pioneer of women s college education in India. |
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