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Historical Event on 1/26/1919

Mohammad Cazzambhoy Ibrahim Khan, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India vs West Indies 1948-49), was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1987An International Conference to commemorate the 75 anniversary of the African National Congress opens in New Delhi.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.
11/30/1998Ghasiram Yadav (74), member of Parliament representing Alawar in Rajasthan and former MLA and Minister in the State, died in Jaipur.
1/28/1984Sohrab Meherwanji Modi, famous drama and film producer, director and actor, passed away.
4/1/2000India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran.
11/21/1993R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries.
12/6/1962India closes its consulates in Communist China.
1/20/1952Vasant Patankar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
5/17/1997Two workers belonging to Mamsapuram near Srivilliputtur ''burnt alive'' at neighbouring Edayankulam by its residents who took them hostage.