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Historical Event on 6/26/1888
Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/23/1996 | Maharashtra govt. winds up the inquiry commission headed by Justice Srikrishna set up to probe the communal riots in Mumbai in Dec. 92-Jan. 93. |
| 5/17/1916 | Gurusiddappa Sivappa, great industrialist, was born at Bangalore. |
| 1/1/1900 | Doordrahsan was started.
Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati. |
| 10/19/1925 | B. Shankaranand, former central minister, was born. |
| 6/17/1991 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991). |
| 12/24/1905 | Sen Triguna, educationist and technologist, was born. |
| 5/4/1980 | Coal Mine Worker's Day established. |
| 6/26/1983 | Five hundred killed or missing as monsoon floods hit the Indian state of Gujarat. |
| 7/24/1993 | Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha. |
| 5/29/1933 | Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'. |
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