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Historical Event on 10/26/1950

Tirumalai Echambadi Srinivasan, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1981), was born in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/1996194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath .
5/23/1947The U.K. Cabinet today took the historic step of agreeing to Lord Mountbatten's proposal for the partition of India into two states, one Muslim and the other Hindu. The Viceroy is to have a series of talks with Lord Listowel, the Secretary for India.
11/24/1992Lok Sabha approves bill seeking to confer Indian citizenship to a child born to an Indian mother outside the country.
5/29/1987Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime Minister, leader of farmers and freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 85 yrs.
12/11/1987Rajiv Government defeats the first ever no-confidence motion.
11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.
11/14/1996Competition Post Card', a new category of postcard, priced Rs. 2 introduced.
10/14/1953Raghunath Dhondo Karve, Family Planning and Sex Education preacher, died.
8/19/1757The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.
7/30/1987India says it will revive the 'Agni' IRBM programe.