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Historical Event on 10/26/1990

V. Shantaram, veteran film producer, director and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 90 years in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/27/1987Vijaypal Singh sets a record for TJ in 16.79s at Trivandrum .
12/17/1740Chimaji Appa, Peshwa warrior, died.
11/21/1947First Stamp of Independent India was released
2/5/1993The Supreme Court directs the Union Government to forcibly produce Manipur Speaker Dr. Borobabu Singh before it on March 23 in a contempt case.
6/9/1834Dr. William Carey, great writer and social worker, died.
1/8/1956Tryambak Sitaram Karkhanis, founder of 'Maharashtra Drama Group' (Maharashtra Natak Mandali), died.
11/14/1959Nehru rejects China's proposal for a mutual withdrawal of troops from a border buffer zone.
11/27/1998India retains the Asia Cup tennis championship in Delhi beating Uzbekistan 2-1 in the final.
3/31/1964Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium.
6/5/1882Cyclonic Storm & floods in Arabian Sea hit Bombay. About 100,000 people drowned.