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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 |
| 8/22/1818 | Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85. |
| 11/12/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President. |
| 3/2/1996 | Malabar University (Kerala) comes into being. |
| 3/29/1978 | Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer, 8 Tests for India and 229 runs, passed away. |
| 2/23/1997 | Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India. |
| 7/21/1658 | Aurangzeb celebrated his being the emperor of Mugal Empire at Delhi. He was informally enthroned. |
| 8/6/1951 | Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, died. |
| 3/25/1991 | 1991 census report released; India has 844 million people. |
| 8/30/1991 | Dr. P. J. Devras, friend of snakes, passed away. |
| 12/17/1830 | Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died. |
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