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Historical Event on 5/26/1931

One hundred miners were trapped beneath a blazing mine. It was thought that there were unlikely to be any survivors in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/14/1997Catholic churches in Kerala introduce the system of serving the holy Eucharist in the palm of the faithful instead of on the tongue.
9/16/1932Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize.
9/24/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was second time crowned by 'Tantrik Paddhati'.
8/1/1992S. Rajgopal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1993.
12/10/1923Madhav Gururao Kulkarni, great author and educationist, was born in Rani Bennur, Dharwar.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
8/15/1950Indian Constitution goes into effect.
4/22/1840James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away.
9/18/1990Devkumar, famous Hindi film actor, died.
5/12/1997Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan agree to set up joint working groups on a range of issues to be identified by Foreign Secretaries.