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Historical Event on 9/26/1931
Vijay Laxman Manjrekar, cricketer (father of Sanjay, reliable Indian batsman), was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/19/1932 | Balgovind Jaiswal, educationist and author, was born at Mhow. |
| 2/7/1975 | Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away. |
| 5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
| 5/21/1975 | The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation. |
| 4/13/1982 | Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal passed away. |
| 10/16/1994 | IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit. |
| 7/12/1909 | Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born. |
| 9/15/1947 | Gandhi deplores the idea of population transfer. |
| 9/4/1952 | India returns Peking's famine-relief aid, saying it had political strings attached. |
| 6/24/1991 | The first-ever BJP ministry led by Kalyan Singh takes over in UP. |
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