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Historical Event on 9/26/1932
Dr. Manmohan Singh, former finance minister, economist and Governor of R.B.I., was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/16/1886 | Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple. |
| 1/15/1988 | Narendra Hirwani makes a world record by capturing 16 West Indies wickets on Test debut at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras. |
| 7/2/1926 | Ram Sewak Yadav, social reformer, politician and leader, was born in Tala Village, Uttar Pradesh. |
| 9/15/1953 | S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly. |
| 11/22/1913 | Lakshmikant Jha, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir state and international famed ecomonist, was born. |
| 4/27/1705 | Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera. |
| 1/31/1997 | Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5). |
| 11/19/1917 | Indira (Pridarshani) Gandhi, the first Indian Lady Prime Minister, was born at Allahabad. She was the only child of Jawharlal Nehru and took active participation in freedom fight by forming ""Vanar Sena"" (a team of young detectives). She lead India in a successful war against Pakistan to seperate East and West Pakistans and establish the nation of Banglades |
| 11/30/2000 | Jagdev Singh Talwandi, a former Akali Dal leader, was the unanimous choice as the new SGPC president. |
| 11/19/2000 | Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, agriculture scientist, gets the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 1999. |
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