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Historical Event on 4/26/1945
Virinchirpuram Krishnamurthi Ramaswamy, cricketer (Indian Test umpire stood in 1996 World Cup), was born in Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/20/1939 | Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay |
| 11/7/1900 | Ranga N.G, professor and politician, was born. |
| 7/3/1975 | Virendrakishor Roy Chaudhary, famous music director, passed away. |
| 9/26/1985 | P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta. |
| 8/27/1958 | Metric system of weights and measures introduced. |
| 12/16/1867 | Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus. |
| 8/1/1963 | Soviets offer India arms to block China. |
| 6/12/1999 | Jalagam Vengal Rao, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died in Hyderabad. |
| 3/20/1782 | Colonel James Tod, author and researcher of Rajput history, was born. |
| 12/8/1911 | Gaandhiji invites Gokhale to South Africa. |
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