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Historical Event on 10/1/1926

Balkanji Bari Institute established for the welfare of children.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
2/13/1991Surjit Singh Barnala resigns as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
9/11/1968Central Government provides more autonomy to hilly region of Assam.
10/18/1861Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya, historian and researcher, was born.
10/21/2000Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago.
7/23/1993Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2B), second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, was launched. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was aunched by European Ariane launch vehicle.
5/18/1999R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai.
8/29/1992Eco-mark introduced in Indian market to distinguish eco-friendly products, .
12/28/1977Sumitranandan Pant, famous Hindi poet and literaeur, died.
12/28/1977Akbar himself left Agra.