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Historical Event on 9/26/1956
Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great social reformer, industrialist, patriot and founder of the Kirloskar Industries, passed away at the age of 88.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/31/1912 | Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84. |
| 5/23/1975 | P. S. Bapat, victoria cross winner Lieutenant General, passed away. |
| 11/3/1906 | Prithviraj Kapoor, stage and film artist, member of Rajya Sabha and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was born. |
| 10/21/1906 | Gandhiji went to England till Nov 30 on deputation to present Indians' case to Colonial Secretary. |
| 11/8/1661 | Guru Har Rai passed away. Second son Har Kishan became the eighth Sikh Guru age of 5 years 4 Months. He passed away at the age of 7 years 9 Months. |
| 11/8/1661 | Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of a small state of Ferghana, was born in Turkmenistan. |
| 12/31/1961 | 99 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie). |
| 5/9/1998 | Playback singer Talat Mehmood, 75, passed away in Mumbai. |
| 9/16/1990 | Air India establishes a world record by evacuating more than 1.11 lakh people in eight weeks from Kuwait/Iraq during the Gulf War. |
| 7/16/1905 | A decision to boycott British goods was taken at Bagarhat. |
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