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Historical Event on 8/26/1967

Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1924Naresh Mehta was born.
6/13/1931Gandhi to live in a garret amongst the poor in London.
4/4/1938A. M. Chakrabarty was born in Sainthia at West Bengal. He found that under the optimum conditions of time, temperature and nutrients the Hydrocarbon-eating "qualities'' of four diffrent strains of bacteria could be transferred into one. He also showed that this super-strain of bacteria reproduces itself.
8/22/1818Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85.
5/5/1994Revolt against Nar Bahadur Bhandari government in Sikkim, Sanchaman Limboo elected new leader.
4/28/1996EC orders re-polling in 69 booths in four states.
2/5/1991The last of 1.2 lakh Indians in Kuwait manage to return to India.
2/27/1990Polls in Pondicherry and eight states.
7/25/1982Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987.
12/1/1951Abanindra Nath Tagore, famous Indian painter and sculptor, died in Calcutta.