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Historical Event on 4/26/1920

Srinivas Ramanujam, famous Indian mathematician, passed away at Chetpet in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1950Sri Raman Maharshi, modern south Indian saint, passed away .
4/28/1740Baji Rao I aka Thorle BajiRao Peshwa passed away at Raverkhedi near the banks of the Narmada river near Khargon and his son Balaji Baji Rao was placed on his father's throne as the Peshwa.
3/20/1997Maharashtra (like H.P.) proposes to make carrying for aged parents mandatory.
5/18/1974Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement.
3/3/1919Hari Narayan Apte, famous Marathi novelist, passed away.
7/1/1955S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957.
3/12/1991Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray admits to an Opposition-sponsored motion for removal of the Supreme Court Judge V. Ramaswamy for alleged misappropriation of public funds, and sets up a three-Judge committee to investigate.
2/13/1994Troops moved to Uttar Pradesh to quell caste violence.
3/26/1969Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar.
7/22/1918During the First World War, India's first fighter pilot Indra Lal Rai's plane was shot down in battle by Germans planes near London. Rai had fought for Britisher's Force.