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Historical Event on 7/26/1975

Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/19/1960Meeting of Afro-Asian Conference at New Delhi.
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7/7/1917Ram Subhagsingh, great politician and former Rail Minister, was born.
6/25/1998Sikh high priests exonerate the Akali Dal leader and chief of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Gurcharan Singh Tohra, of charges of violating a ``Hukumnama'' (religious edict) issued by the Akal Takht, which prescribed a complete boycott of the members of the Nirankari missions for their ''blasphemous'' activities.
7/31/1992Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.
7/28/1997Calling and holding of bandhs by political parties and other associations or organisations declared 'Illegal and unconstitutional' by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court.
3/22/1906Bhagwant Bhikaji Samant, educationalist, was born.
9/14/1893Celebration of 'Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav' (Festival of Lord Ganesha) started.
10/15/1996Dengue fever in Delhi takes 156 lives.
2/3/1954Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi.