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Historical Event on 6/26/1888
Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Pilani.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/13/1998 | India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokharan in Rajasthan. |
| 10/24/1954 | Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Congress leader, died. |
| 8/22/1987 | Aircraft carrier ship of Indian Navy 'Virat' joined in fleet. |
| 11/18/1988 | Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Delhi on a three-day visit. |
| 7/6/1986 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, passed away. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communication Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70), Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record.(5-4-91). |
| 4/4/1858 | Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops. |
| 5/1/2000 | Bidyut Ganguly (64), veteran CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister, died of severe burns in Calcutta. |
| 5/3/1896 | Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great nationalist, lawyer, freedom fighter, barrister and member of the Rajya Sabha, was born at Panniyankara in Calicut, Kerala. |
| 6/15/1986 | K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident. |
| 8/5/1992 | Achyutrao Patwardhan, leader of 'Quit India Movement', died at Varanasi at the age of 86. |
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