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Historical Event on 7/26/1874

Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1965U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan.
3/1/1990BJP swept to power in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, shares power with JD in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
9/11/1893Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.
11/15/1997INS Delhi' commissioned.
9/18/1925Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
11/12/1997India elected to executive board of UNESCO.
7/12/1993West Bengal Governor Dr. Nurul Hasan, 72, died.
3/4/1951Eleven countries and 489 male and female athletes participated in the first Asian Games started at National Stadium in New Delhi.
1/23/1993Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die.
5/6/1952Maria Montessori, pioneer in mordern education, who spent almost 10 years in India, died in Noordwijk aan Zee. The principles and techiques advocated by her are also applied to the education of handicapped children and adult education.