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Historical Event on 8/26/1947
Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/5/1972 | Loknathan P. S., great economist, passed away. |
| 2/12/1824 | Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, metaphysician, social reformer, religious leader, was born at Jeevapar Tankara, Kathiawad near Morbi. |
| 8/29/1976 | Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam of Bengal, great revolutionary, died on his visit to Dhaka in Bangladesh. |
| 2/4/1990 | Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India. |
| 8/2/1993 | CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission. |
| 2/10/1931 | Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to New Delhi, formal inauguration of New Delhi City took place. |
| 5/4/1832 | Darpan', a fortnightly magazine started publishing as a weekly. |
| 2/1/1894 | Chitravshastri, Marathi dictionary creator, was born. |
| 8/4/1923 | Nagpur University started working. |
| 1/23/2000 | India will be taught a lesson if it tries to cross the LoC, says the Pakistani military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf. |
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