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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 |
| 11/06/1931 | Chithira Tirunal Bala Ramavarma, ascended throne and ruled state of Travancore as Maharaja, passed away. |
| 07/12/1999 | Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai. |
| 10/01/1886 | Baluchisthan became a part of India. |
| 11/20/1955 | Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ. |
| 01/25/1930 | Mehdi Baqer, great educationist, was born at Faizabad in UP. |
| 03/26/1942 | Indira Gandhi, third Prime Minister of India, was married to Feroze Gandhi. |
| 04/08/1857 | Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire. |
| 02/10/1946 | Gandhiji revives 'Harijan' and allied group of weekly journals. |
| 10/30/1883 | Swami Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, died in Ajmer. |
| 08/29/1956 | India gets $ 360 million loan as food aid. |
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