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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 07/26/1614 |
Jahangir captured Mewar from Rana Amar Singh. A treaty was signed. In the Mughal court, Rana and his son were treated with exceptional courtesy. |
| 07/26/1844 |
Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court. |
| 07/26/1874 |
Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born. |
| 07/26/1891 |
Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away. |
| 07/26/1910 |
Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination. |
| 07/26/1922 |
Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 07/26/1923 |
Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 07/26/1927 |
Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi. |
| 07/26/1933 |
Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail. |
| 07/26/1956 |
Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died. |
| 07/26/1975 |
Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations. |
| 07/26/1991 |
Indian, UN Observer Mission in El Salvador joined (ONUSAL from Jul 1991 To Apr 1995). |
| 07/26/1991 |
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue. |
| 07/26/1993 |
Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77. |
| 07/26/1994 |
Government rejects JPC report on securities scandal. |
| 07/26/2000 |
The Centre imposes a ban on employing children belowing 14 years as domestic servants by all Government employees in the All India services at the insistence of the NHRC. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/03/1992 | Premnath, hero and villan of Hindi film industry, passed away. |
| 01/26/1997 | Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places. |
| 06/15/1659 | Aurangzeb was declared as the Emperor of India at Red Fort Delhi. |
| 07/18/1908 | Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay. |
| 02/15/1901 | Muddan, famous Kannad poet and author, passed away. |
| 05/31/1818 | Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore. |
| 05/09/1995 | Two new gas and oil reserves found off the Gujarat and Bombay coast. |
| 05/10/1979 | Indy Khabra, Soccer(Football) player, was born. |
| 07/22/1993 | Swiss Justice ministry reveals that Hindujas, Quatrocchi and Win Chadha are among the seven appellants fighting to prevent the transfer of Bofors pay off names to India. |
| 11/29/1988 | Rajiv Gandhi, grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, resigned as Prime Minister of India, a country which had been ruled by his family for all but five of its 42 years of independence. The end of the dynasty came after elections that were both violent and inconclusive, neither Gandhi's Congress party nor the opposition National Front received a clear majority, although the latter had a few more votes. The only real winner was the fundamentalist Hindu party, Bharatiya Janata, which is now the power broker. If the National Front wants to rule, its leader V.P. Singh needs the religious group's support. |
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