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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 07/26/1614 |
Jahangir captured Mewar from Rana Amar Singh. A treaty was signed. In the Mughal court, Rana and his son were treated with exceptional courtesy. |
| 07/26/1844 |
Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court. |
| 07/26/1874 |
Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born. |
| 07/26/1891 |
Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away. |
| 07/26/1910 |
Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination. |
| 07/26/1922 |
Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 07/26/1923 |
Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 07/26/1927 |
Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi. |
| 07/26/1933 |
Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail. |
| 07/26/1956 |
Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died. |
| 07/26/1975 |
Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations. |
| 07/26/1991 |
Indian, UN Observer Mission in El Salvador joined (ONUSAL from Jul 1991 To Apr 1995). |
| 07/26/1991 |
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue. |
| 07/26/1993 |
Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77. |
| 07/26/1994 |
Government rejects JPC report on securities scandal. |
| 07/26/2000 |
The Centre imposes a ban on employing children belowing 14 years as domestic servants by all Government employees in the All India services at the insistence of the NHRC. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 02/02/1977 | Jagjivan Ram, Cabinet member of 30 years, resigns to protest emergency rule causing minor split in Congress party. |
| 07/01/1991 | Rupee devalued by 8.5\%. |
| 09/15/1876 | Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, was born at Debanandapur in Hoogly district. |
| 07/13/1990 | Union Ministers Arun Nehru, Arif Mohammed Khan and Satpal Malik submitted their resignation in protest against O.P.Chautala's taking over as CM of Haryana. |
| 09/21/1997 | Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi. |
| 05/25/1937 | Munshi Ajmeri passed away. |
| 10/01/1958 | Metric System of weights was introduced in India. |
| 07/31/1946 | Jinnah threatens sanctions of ""Direct Action"". |
| 01/01/1926 | Mohammad Abdul Hye, educationist, was born at Alitangani, (Nowgong). |
| 11/08/1977 | Bommi Narsing Reddy, famous film story writer and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, passed away. |
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