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Historical Event on 1/26/1929
Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/26/1946 | Mrinal Pandey, famous Hindi columnist, was born. |
4/30/1870 | Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
1/20/1939 | Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born. |
5/18/1926 | Naranjan Bhagat, famous Gujrathi poet, was born. |
1/8/1872 | Hemchandra Goswami, ancient Asamia literature expert, historian, editor and poet, was born. |
7/31/1992 | Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award. |
11/29/1952 | First international organization for birth control founded in Bombay. |
9/30/2000 | The Government appoints Dr. D.P.S. Seth as CMD of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. |
7/8/1996 | T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award. |
9/11/1911 | Amarnath Lala, right-hand Indian all-rounder of 30s and 40s, was born at Lahore in Pakistan. He was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1991. |
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