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Historical Event on 9/26/1985
P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/2/1922 | Kedarnath Modi, great Industrialist in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 6/24/1901 | John Thottam (Sir Marry Benigna C.D.) Marry, great poetess and teacher, was born in Elangi village at Kerala. |
| 6/19/1997 | Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued. |
| 9/29/2000 | Nayudu award goes to former India cricket captain Lt. Col. Hemu Adhikari. |
| 8/19/1757 | The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company. |
| 6/30/1968 | Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous journalist and litterateur, passed away. |
| 7/16/1914 | N. E. Balram, communist leader, died. |
| 5/6/1861 | Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, great Indian lawyer, political leader and social reformer, was born at Agra. |
| 5/22/1991 | Elections scheduled to be held on 23, 26 deferred to 12, 15 of June. |
| 6/25/1997 | USA & India sign a new bilateral treaty for the extradition of fugitive offenders. |
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