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Historical Event on 1/26/1876

Railway route started between Mumbai and Calcutta.

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7/8/1985Sri Lanka Peace talks open in Thimphu.
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4/4/1947San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India.
5/12/1930R. H. Tahiliyani, former Navy Chief of India Admiral, was born.
5/24/1999Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.
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9/23/1996Sitaram Kesri elected provisional president of Congress (I).
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9/3/1906Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'.