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Historical Event on 8/26/1947
Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/17/1618 | First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court. |
| 5/7/1994 | Ustad Jahiruddin Dagar Nasir, famous classical singer of Dhrupad-Dhamar, passed away at the age of 62 in Bareilly. |
| 7/11/2000 | Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"". |
| 8/1/1993 | Dr. K. N. Raju, a Nilakantan protegee, assumes office as NAL's fourth Director. |
| 2/3/1925 | First Electric Train started its journey from Bombay V. T. (presently known as C.S.T.) to Kurla. This train was on the Central Railway, Bombay. |
| 4/5/1908 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and 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. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"". |
| 5/30/1919 | Rabindranath Tagore returned back the honour as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. |
| 3/22/1961 | Jual Teria Dilga Oram was born in Kendudihi, Distt. Sundargarh (Orissa). |
| 6/13/1996 | Ramakrishna Hegde, JD leader and former Karnataka CM, expelled from the party for 6 years by JD president Laloo Prasad Yadav for anti-party activities. |
| 8/20/1974 | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President. |
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