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Historical Event on 3/26/1969

Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/7/1987Sunil Gavaskar becomes the first batsman to score 10,000 test runs in cricket a match against Pakistan at Ahmedabad.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
11/18/1948Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna.
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.
5/14/2000L. K. Advani, Union Home Minister, announces extension of the ban on the LTTE by two more years.
9/4/1993New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank.
7/15/1997Mahesh Chander Mehta, Environmental activist, wins Ramon Magsaysay Award.
9/24/1861Madame Bhikaji Rustom Cama, mother of the Indian Revolution, was born in Bombay. From an early age she took interest in social and political work.
1/26/1993Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
3/15/1936Vasudevrao Apurao Changre, leader in Maharashtra, was born.