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Historical Event on 10/26/1981
Dattatrey Ramchandra Bendre, Gyanpeet awardee and Kannad poet, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/24/2000 | S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad. |
| 11/22/1873 | Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), was born. |
| 8/3/1890 | Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, was born at Varanasi. |
| 9/14/1868 | Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90. |
| 12/20/1686 | After clashes with Mughal soldiers, Jaub Chaarnak left Hoogly and settled in Sutnati. |
| 7/2/1999 | In Jammu and Kashmir, nine people are killed by unidentified militants. |
| 3/21/1957 | India's national calender came into force. |
| 1/14/1982 | First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully. |
| 11/15/2000 | Congress(I) gives a thumping mandate to Sonia Gandhi. |
| 2/2/1982 | Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also. |
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