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Historical Event on 12/26/1917
Prabhakar Machve, famous Hindi and Marathi litterateur, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/26/1999 | Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, dispatched a team of experts to Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to assess the water storage position. |
| 9/13/1893 | Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of 'Prarthana Samaj', passed away. |
| 3/25/1898 | Swami Vivekanand accepted Sister Nivedita as his disciple. |
| 3/25/1898 | While returning to his country, Timur Lung looted and destroyed Delhi and parts of North India including Hardwar, the Ganga pilgrimage town, and crossed Sindhu River. |
| 11/5/1945 | Case was filed against the Azad Hind Army Soldiers at Red Fort in Delhi. |
| 9/4/1999 | Umesh Chandra, Assistant Inspector General of Police, shot dead by the PWG in Hyderabad. |
| 10/30/1999 | G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, seeks enhanced security in the wake of threats to his life. |
| 10/29/1964 | Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time. |
| 12/28/1905 | Sir Dr. Gajapatairaj Vijaya Ananda, the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram, ""Vizzy"", cricketer and Indian Right Handed Batsman, was born at Vizianagar. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1958. |
| 1/15/2000 | Baba Amte, social artist, receives Gandhi Peace Prize 1999, from the President K. R. Narayanan. |
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