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Historical Event on 10/26/1943
Cholera epidemic killed 2,155 people in the third week of October at Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/12/1996 | India's new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha and will rule as head of the United Front Coalition. |
| 10/23/1992 | UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination. |
| 1/6/1980 | In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections. |
| 1/21/1963 | East German party Congress ends; Ulbricht, with Soviet support, condemns Chinese invasion of India at Berlin. |
| 4/25/1906 | Dara Nusserwanji Marshall, librarian and educationist, was born. |
| 9/25/1993 | Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General. |
| 6/20/1997 | Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai. |
| 7/22/1678 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore. |
| 6/22/1959 | Iyengar Kasturi Srinivas, great politician and journalist, passed away. |
| 7/16/1996 | The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'. |
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