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Historical Event on 4/26/1945
Virinchirpuram Krishnamurthi Ramaswamy, cricketer (Indian Test umpire stood in 1996 World Cup), was born in Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/29/1977 | World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay. |
| 4/1/1976 | Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established. |
| 11/1/1954 | French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India. |
| 8/1/1988 | Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991. |
| 9/13/1965 | Pakistanis bomb Bombay. |
| 7/31/1948 | State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta. |
| 10/18/1928 | Roshan Harshadlal "Deepak" Shodhan, cricketer (century on Test debut for India), was born in Ahmedabad. |
| 2/28/1968 | International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery. |
| 3/1/1910 | The Dalai Lama is welcomed in Darjeeling. |
| 4/27/1996 | General Election (11th) of India begins. |
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