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Historical Event on 9/26/1931
Vijay Laxman Manjrekar, cricketer (father of Sanjay, reliable Indian batsman), was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/16/1976 | Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting. |
| 2/1/1942 | 17 Indian Division's were withdrawn over vast stretches and the British evacuation in Burma was the longest in British military history. The Division was to subsequently extract terrible retribution from the Japanese Army during World War II and to destabilise the Indian Economy with forged notes of 5, 10 and 100 Rupees. |
| 1/30/1903 | Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta. |
| 5/3/1962 | Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal. |
| 2/4/1946 | Dr. Satnarayan Nathulal Jatiya was born in Jawad, Distt. Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh). |
| 8/28/1904 | First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held. |
| 9/26/1923 | Dev Anand, film producer, director and actor, was born. |
| 5/19/1953 | State to control production and distribution of minerals involved in atomic energy development. |
| 3/31/1930 | Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, passed away in Geneva. |
| 4/8/1897 | Henrich Von Stephan, famous General Postal Union and freedom fighter, passed away. |
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