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Historical Event on 4/26/1908
Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/15/1947 | Gandhi deplores the idea of population transfer. |
| 10/27/1926 | Padmanabh Govind Joshi alias ""Nana"" Joshi, cricket wicketkeeper during 1950's was born in Bar |
| 2/27/1854 | Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company. |
| 1/5/2000 | Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament. |
| 9/27/1990 | Kabita Garari sets record for 10 Km W (Women) in 48.10 at Beijing Asian Games. |
| 10/14/1999 | Sheikh Shamim, an Indian, is hanged for espionage in Pakistan. |
| 8/8/1942 | 'Britishers Quit India', this resolution was announced in public at Bombay Congress Session. This resolution was passed by All Indian National Congress Committee and Gandhiji gave the 'Do or Die' call for Independence struggle. |
| 8/1/1970 | Former Beatle George Harrison led an all-star entourage of rock talent through two sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden tonight, in a benefit for Bangladesh refugees. More than 40,000 attended the concerts, and Harrison hoped to donate $250,000 to the cause. The shows opened with sets of Indian music by sitarist Ravi Shankar, then moved through songs featuring Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and another ex-Beatle, Ringo Starr. But the evening's most ecstatic ovations were reserved for the unexpected appearance of Bob Dylan. |
| 12/10/1967 | Earthquake hit Koyna Nagar. |
| 4/2/1953 | Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist and writer, passed away. |
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