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Historical Event on 8/26/1914

Bengali revolutionaries looted 46,000 bullet ammunition and pistols from Calcutta Port for their revolutionary activities.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/6/2000Mohan Lal bags Best Actor Award for his sensitive portrayal of a Kathakali artist in ''Vaanasprastham'' and the film wins the Best Feature Film and Best Editing Awards at the 47th National Film Festival-2000.
3/23/1911Indranath Bandopadhyay, Bengali comedy writer and journalist, passed away.
12/8/1922Hari Prasad Sharma, cricket Test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Delhi.
4/26/1999India's Atanu Lahiri and Bhagyashree Thipsay won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Commonwealth chess championship in Bikaner.
7/8/1888Fenardish Jyoki Antoniu, Konkani author and journalist, was born.
5/12/1955The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum.
4/14/1905Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal.
5/9/1996J. Jayalalitha, Tamil Nadu CM, resigns.
11/3/1984Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated.
7/23/1927Daily radio transmission broadcasting in India started by Bombay Radio Station. This was the first Commercial Radio Station.