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Historical Event on 9/26/1793
Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist and social worker, was born in Kona village, 24 Parganas (north), West Bengal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/19/1818 | Bapu Gokhle, last General of Maratha kingdom, passed away. |
| 10/24/1997 | Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance. |
| 10/28/1997 | Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore. |
| 4/24/1918 | Durgaprasad Dhar, former Vice President of Planning Commission, was born. |
| 8/25/1997 | 10,000 people residing in low lying areas in Gujarat shifted to safer places following incessant rains for two days. Death toll mounts to 265. |
| 1/9/1854 | Govind Vasudev Kanitkar, noted poem writier, novelist and translator, was born. |
| 9/19/1937 | Vishnu Narayan Matkhande passed away. |
| 1/21/1956 | Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries. |
| 11/8/1927 | Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan). |
| 6/1/1972 | Space Commission and Department of Space was set up. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought under Department of Space (DOS). |
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