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Historical Event on 10/26/1886

Godavarish Mishra, famous Orria poet, playwright and patriot, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/22/1987Aircraft carrier ship of Indian Navy 'Virat' joined in fleet.
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10/3/2000Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee buys peace with the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee by agreeing to a partial rollback of the hike in prices of petroleum products.
4/5/1993The Left and Democratic Front earns two third majority at the Tripura Assembly elections.
9/18/1992Andhra government's order of setting up 12 private medical colleges quashed by a full bench of the High Court.
12/26/1997Four MPs - Mr. Suresh Kalmadi from Pune, Mr. Anadi Charan Sahu from Cuttack, Mr. Mohan Delkar from Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Mr. Gopal Tandel from Daman & Diu- resign from Congress(I).
5/19/1971Indian Navy's first submarine station started at 'Veer Bahu' in Visakhapatanam.
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6/13/1999The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector.