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Historical Event on 1/26/1926

V. G. Kanitkar, famous Marathi literatteur, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1954More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad.
4/4/1947San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India.
8/28/1896Firak Gorakhpuri, Urdu poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.
1/10/1953Opening ceremony of Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research held.
4/1/1941Ajit Laxman Wadekar, cricketer (stalwart Indian batsman & capt and Team Manager), was born in Bombay. He has received the Arjun Award (1967) and Padmashree (1972).
5/17/1974Durgadas, famous Indian journalist, passed away.
5/1/1940Marathi magzine `Digdarshan' was published.
8/5/1965Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.
11/16/1913Agnihotri Ambadas Shankar, journalist and litterateur, was born.
1/14/1995Ban on VHP re-imposed.