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Historical Event on 8/26/1967

Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/5/1999Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.
12/20/1992BJP launches campaign to oust Rao government; Vajpayee goes on fast.
10/17/1994Seshan's controversial biography ''DMK'' obtains stay.
10/9/2000The Reserve Bank of India issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in the Mahatma Gandhi series bearing the leader's portrait in the watermark and signature of Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor of the RBI. The length of the note is 177 mm and the width is 73 mm. The notes are printed in a combination of offset and intaglio processes. This is the first note with intaglio printing on it.
4/23/1959Peking Radio reports say that Chinese troops defeated rebels in south-eastern Tibet and have closed Tibet's borders with India and Burma.
12/12/1991Violence in Karnataka over the centre's notification on Cauvery.
10/17/1915Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur.
5/11/1985Booby (Doll) trap bomb kills 86 people in India.
1/3/1919Shambhu Pan, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1960-70, was born at Bengal.
6/19/1747Nadirshaha passed away.