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Historical Event on 10/26/1891

Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/22/1997Faced with unprecedented Presidential rebuff, a divided U.F. Government reversed decision on invoking Article 356 in Uttar Pradesh. Kalyan Singh government survived.
11/22/1999V. S. Rama Devi and Vishnu Kant Shastri appointed the new Governors of Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh.
1/14/1980Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. She held the office till she was assassinated on October 31, 1984.
5/12/1906Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"".
5/19/1956The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi.
4/28/1996EC orders re-polling in 69 booths in four states.
2/28/1950The Finance Minister announces the setting up of the Planning Commission with Nehru and Nanda as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.
7/30/1991Sabi Fernandes, senior photographer of Indian Express Newspaper Group, died.
7/2/1998India and Sri Lanka sign an agreement on promoting agricultural research in New Delhi.
9/9/1997Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.