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Historical Event on 8/26/1874
Ishwar Sharan Munshi, politician and philosopher, was born.
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| 5/12/1915 | Rash Behari Bose, revolutionary leader, left India by boarding a Japanese steamer ''Sanuki Maru'' under assumed name of P. N. Tagore to dodge the British forces. |
| 6/23/1975 | Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died. |
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