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Historical Event on 10/1/1926

Balkanji Bari Institute established for the welfare of children.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/27/1931Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign.
9/5/1659Queen Saibai, wife of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
1/12/1895Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, was born at Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh.
8/13/1943Chintamanrao Deshmukh was first Indian to be appointed Governor of Reserve Bank.
8/23/1989Pandit Krishnarao Shankarrao, great singer of 'Gwalher Gharana', passed away.
12/14/199410 IAF personnel of the first batch were reinducted and the last batch left on 20th Dec 94. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion.
6/17/1996Balasahab Devras, Sarsangha Chalak of Rashtriya Sawyamsewak Sangh, died.
7/24/1998India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier.
11/29/1996The Indian Journal of Medical Research brought out special issues, as part of the 85th year celebrations of ICMR, on Nutrition Research (November 1995) and Diarrhoeal Diseases (July, 1996). The ICMR Bulletin also brought out special issues on such topics as Nutrition, Tuberculosis, AIDS, Tribal Health, etc. so as to coincide with the theme selected for a particular month as part of the celebrations. As part of the global theme initiative coordinated by JAMA, USA, the January 1996 issue of the ICMR was devoted to 'Emerging and Re-emerging Infections'.
4/24/1974Ramdhari Singh alias 'Dinkar', veteran famous Hindi writer and poet, passed away.