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Historical Event on 7/26/1956
Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/22/1907 | Perturbed by a new law restricting Asiatic immigrants, Mohandas Gandhi, a young Indian attorney now living in South Africa, organized a campaign of civil disobedience to resist the statute popular bill passed by the new Boer government of the Transvaal Colony. The Asiatic Registration Bill was considered by Gandhi unjust and discriminatory to the large Chinese and Indian populations. However, the government expressed the belief that the ordinance was popular. ""Over 90 percent of the white people thoroughly approve of it,"" said Sir Gilbert Parker, a Conservative member of Parliament. |
| 10/18/1879 | Branch of 'Theosophical Panth' established in India. |
| 12/25/1964 | Anil Kaul, Canadian badminton player (Olympics-96), was born in Amritsar, India. |
| 9/7/1931 | Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 9/17/1938 | Dilip Purushottam Chitre, famous Marathi poet, story writer, critic and Sahitya Academy awardee, was born. |
| 2/21/1952 | The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras. |
| 1/6/1953 | Stalin Peace Prize awarded to Dr. S. Kitchlew. |
| 1/30/1997 | Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam. |
| 11/12/2000 | Huge voter turnout for Congress Presidential poll. Seven top BSF and IAF officials die after their MI8 helicopter crashes near Lakhpat in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. |
| 4/6/1968 | Indira Gandhi,PM, inaugurated the construction of Bokaro Steel Plant. |
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