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Historical Event on 4/26/1924

Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/28/1903Shantanu L. Kirloskar, great industrialist, was born at Sholapur (Maharashtra).
9/1/1989Yasser Arafat chosen for the 1988 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.
8/1/1957M. K. Vellodi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 04-06-1958.
12/23/1930The British governor of Punjab was wounded in an assassination attempt.
11/22/1999A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, expands cabinet as four more ministers join the ministry including Arun Shourie.
1/20/1997The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg.
1/16/1989Prem Nazir, famous actor of more than 620 Malayalam films, died at the age of 59 yrs.
2/22/1947Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi.
7/17/1996All 47 ministers in Madhya Pradesh submit resignations to CM Digvijay Singh.
3/31/1871Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, freedom fighter and loyal Congress leader 'Lion of Karnataka', was born.