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Historical Event on 5/26/1885

Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi playwright, comedy author and poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/26/188524 merchants gathered in London's Founder Hall under the auspices of Lord Mayor to start a new company with a share captial in India.
9/12/1912T. A. Ramachandran, cricket Test Umpire of one test during 1948-49, was born in Tamil Nadu.
9/11/1967China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border.
7/11/1979The Lok Sabha commenced a four-day debate on the no-confidence motion against the 21-month-old Janata Government.
5/8/1997India decides to import currency notes for the first time.
7/4/1897Alluri Seetaram Raju, freedom fighter, was born in a Kshatriya clan in Andhra Pradesh. He is rememberred as one of the great sons of India in the annals of Indian history who fought valiantly for his motherland in the early period of the freedom movement.
3/2/1996Tendulkar scores 137 for India vs Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup, but India still lose the match.
6/11/1921Snehlata, social reformer and politician, was born at Mathura, U.P.
7/30/1933Gandhiji informs the Government of Bombay of his decision to march from Ahmedabad to Ras with 33 followers to revive Civil Disobedience movement.
3/9/1931The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London.