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Historical Event on 12/26/1925
Krishna G. Ginde, great musician and singer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/13/1998 | Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand is appointed Chief Justice of India. |
| 12/27/1998 | Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh. |
| 3/23/1923 | Shekh Mubarak Ali Ayaj, Sindhi litterateur, was born. |
| 9/30/1961 | Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay. |
| 1/21/1908 | Gandhiji agrees to settlement on basis of voluntary registration, if Registration Act is repealed. |
| 1/21/1908 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
| 6/11/2000 | Rajesh Pilot, Congress(I) leader and former Union Minister, died in a road accident in his home constituency, Dausa. |
| 1/1/1979 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Child"". |
| 6/18/1974 | Govinddas Seth, Hindi litterateur and politician, died. |
| 9/12/1995 | Heavy rainfall in the Himalaya region, resulting in landslide, claimed 70 lives near Kullu. |
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