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Historical Event on 1/26/1876

Railway route started between Mumbai and Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1929V. Shantaram, S. Fattehlal (Sheikh Syed Fattehlal), Vishnupant Damle and Keshavrao B. Dhaiber, alongwith Sita Ram Kulkami, founded the 'Prabhat Film Company' at Kolhapur.
6/27/1894Chhaganbapa (Chhaganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker, was born.
10/14/1999Sheikh Shamim, an Indian, is hanged for espionage in Pakistan.
3/27/1996President and Governors of respective states issue notifications for elections to the 11th Lok Sabha and 6 State Assemblies.
1/6/1993India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project.
5/3/1962Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal.
4/30/1843Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, marathi novelist and editor, was born.
5/26/2000Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai.
3/9/1902Edward Durell Stone, US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), was born.
12/28/1990Following the war threat as the January 15 deadline set by UN for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait approaches, GOI advise Indians in Gulf to send back their families to India.