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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 07/26/1614 |
Jahangir captured Mewar from Rana Amar Singh. A treaty was signed. In the Mughal court, Rana and his son were treated with exceptional courtesy. |
| 07/26/1844 |
Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court. |
| 07/26/1874 |
Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born. |
| 07/26/1891 |
Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away. |
| 07/26/1910 |
Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination. |
| 07/26/1922 |
Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 07/26/1923 |
Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 07/26/1927 |
Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi. |
| 07/26/1933 |
Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail. |
| 07/26/1956 |
Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died. |
| 07/26/1975 |
Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations. |
| 07/26/1991 |
Indian, UN Observer Mission in El Salvador joined (ONUSAL from Jul 1991 To Apr 1995). |
| 07/26/1991 |
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue. |
| 07/26/1993 |
Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77. |
| 07/26/1994 |
Government rejects JPC report on securities scandal. |
| 07/26/2000 |
The Centre imposes a ban on employing children belowing 14 years as domestic servants by all Government employees in the All India services at the insistence of the NHRC. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/09/1964 | K. M. George established the Kerala Congress Party. |
| 06/30/1995 | CNN launches a 24-hour news channel in partnership with Doordarshan. |
| 04/11/1930 | Pandit Motilal Nehru renamed 'Anand Bhuvan' as 'Swaraj Bhawan' and handed it over to the people. |
| 09/08/1910 | Saint Shri Gajanan Maharaj died. |
| 12/11/1986 | The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86). |
| 03/09/1650 | Saint Tukaram Maharaj, famous saint of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 06/20/1869 | Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great industrialist, social reformer, patriot and founder of Kirloskar Industry, was born at Belgaum. |
| 09/01/1913 | Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and athelete, was born. |
| 01/19/1990 | Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA. |
| 12/13/1994 | Vishwanath Annappa Tatyasaheb Kore, Padmashri awardee, passed away. |
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