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Historical Event on 9/26/1932
Dr. Manmohan Singh, former finance minister, economist and Governor of R.B.I., was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/6/2000 | Benoy Krishna Chowdhury (89), veteran freedom fighter and prominent CPI(M) leader, died at a Government Hospital in Calcutta. |
| 3/23/1940 | All India Muslim League passed resolution for the formation of Muslim homeland i.e. Pakistan. |
| 8/12/1973 | Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar, first Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu, died. |
| 9/21/1997 | Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi. |
| 10/15/1676 | King of England permitted the East India Company to mint the Rupee and Paisa coins at Bombay. |
| 10/15/1676 | Malik Kafur, Alauddin Khilji's Commander, won the impregnable fort of Devgiri. The fort was entered by the enemy. Raja Ramdeva was taken prisoner and sent to Delhi where Alauddin recieved him untill his death in 1312. |
| 12/12/1872 | Balkrishna Shivram Munje, freedom fighting leader and president of Hindu Mahasabha, was born. |
| 4/22/1942 | Galagnath (Vyanktesh Tirko Kulkarni), famous Kannad novelist, passed away. |
| 5/25/1611 | Emperor Jahangir married Meherunnisa, widow of Sher Afghan. She recieved the title Noor Jahan. |
| 2/4/1991 | An abortive bid to hijack a Calcutta-Agartala flight by a 24-year old youth. |
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