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Historical Event on 8/26/1996

Supreme Court asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to the Income Tax department.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1656Chhatrapati Shivaji conquered Javali state.
10/11/1994Molly Chacko at Hiroshima sets record for 3000m (Women) in 9.06.42.
7/11/1832British Parliament finally rejected to remove the appeal of Hindus puritans against Sutee abolition, as demanded by tradional orthodox Indians.
3/5/1851Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta.
9/7/1931The Second Round Table conference began in London and lasted till 1st December, 1931. Congress was solely represented by Gandhi and Muslim League by Sir Allama Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam. Two committees were set up to carry out the work of the conference on Federal Structure and Minorities. Gandhi was the member of both the committees. He claimed that being the sole representative of the Congress, he represented the whole of India. Quaid-e-Azam replied that Muslims are a separate nation. Sir Shafi demanded that the 14 points of Quaid-e-Azam be incorporated in the future constitution.
3/27/1977The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971.
10/14/1930The Flag of Freedom' or 'Swaraj Toran' a feature film produced by Prabhat Film Co.Kolhapur was prohibited by the Censor Board on October 14, 1930 on the grounds that it was objectionable in the existing political situation. The film, however, was cleared only after deleting certain portions and the title changed to 'Udaykal'.
1/3/1923Madhukar Arnalkar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
8/29/1928Hiralal Ghisulal Gaikwad, cricket all-rounder who played the only test vs Pakistan, was born in Nagpur.
8/29/1928Akbar attacked on Malwa at Sarangpur and defeated Bajbahadar.