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Historical Event on 12/26/1831

Hennry Louis Vivian Derozio passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1942Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra.
8/11/1993Brahmaprakash Chaudhary, first Chief Minister of Delhi and former central minister, died.
10/18/1952Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wickets to win first Indo-Pak clash.
4/2/1954Nehru calls for a halt to the build up of nuclear weapons.
11/9/1962Dhondo Keshav Karve, social reformer and educationist Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
12/11/1963Kewalam Madhav Panikkar, veteran politician and famous historian, passed away.
11/17/1932The Third Round Table Conference began in London. It was not attended by the Congress as the real Indian participation in the making of the constitution was negligible. Since Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it either. This conference ended on 24th November 1932 without achieving anything.
5/3/1718Baba Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, great freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Ahlu village, Lahore.
7/10/1927Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.
1/30/1997Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam.