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Historical Event on 8/26/1967
Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/23/1997 | Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka set deadline upto 31st October for sandalwood smuggler Veerappan to surrender. |
| 12/6/1897 | Lekhraj Kishanchand Mirchandani (Aziz), famous Sindhi poet, essay writer and critic, was born. |
| 2/19/1902 | Pandit Lallu Ram appointed as Hindi Professor at Fort William College, Calcutta. |
| 5/2/1926 | Hindu women gain right to seek elected office. |
| 9/24/1934 | Arvind Laxman Apte, right-hand batsman, was born in Mumbai. |
| 12/20/1904 | Virendranarayan Chakravorthy, former Indian Ambassador in England and Governor of Haryana, was born. |
| 3/24/1855 | First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km. |
| 9/3/1997 | Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died. |
| 12/12/1958 | Fergie Gupte takes 9-102 with leggies vs West Indies at Kanpur. |
| 5/10/1982 | Karnataka Kranti Ranga led by Devaraj Urs comes into being. |
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