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Historical Event on 3/26/1987

Hyderabad beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1956The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar.
2/1/1881Cambridge Missionaries founded St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
12/31/1999This Indian Railway, carries more than 11 million passengers in a day, runs on more than 62,000 route kilometers and more than 1,07,000 track kilometers daily. This is the largest Railway System under Single Management.
10/12/1907Durgaprasad Mandelia, famous merchant and industrialist, was born.
4/2/1933Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj, jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, passed away. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the King of a great game"". He scored 989 Test runs with a 1st-class avg. 56.
12/3/1956Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story writer, passed away.
12/4/1989Hardeo Joshi replaces Shiv Charan Mathur as CM of Rajasthan.
9/4/1997Madhavrao Scindia, Tariq Anwar, Meira Kumar, Oscar Fernandes and R. R. Dhawan appointed AICC general-secretaries by party president Sitaram Kesri.
2/1/1942No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers.
12/3/1971India recognises Bangladesh. Indian army marches into Bangladesh and joins hands with Mukti Bahini. Pakistani Army in Bangladesh surrenders to the Indian Commander.