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Historical Event on 9/26/1931

At Lancashire, Gandhi sees textile workers hurt by Indian boycott but says home spinning must go on.

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3/28/1926Pahelam Ratanji ""Polly"" Umrigar, cricketer (Indian batsman & captain), was born in Sholapur, Maharashtra.
4/22/1994Sushil, great Jain Muni Acharya, passed away.
10/10/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand was sworn in Chief Justice of India.
11/16/1998Kiran More, former Indian stumper, calls it a day from first class cricket at Baroda.
3/9/1858Bahadurshah Jafar II, the last Mughal Emperor, was deported to Rangoon under the offence for rising of first Indian Mutiny in 1857.
10/5/1997Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.
9/11/1995PM Narsimha Rao inaugurated the State Panchayat minister's meet for discussing panchayat election, devolution of administrative and financial power to the local bodies.