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Historical Event on 9/26/1911
Prat Kumar Sinha, cricket Test empire for 2 tests from 1948-53, was born in Bengal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/12/1969 | Indira Gandhi, who was expelled from Congress for indiscipline during President elections, made a large split and formed her own Congress Party with Jagjivan Ram as President. The party is recognised as Congress (I). |
| 3/3/1943 | Gandhi breaks his hunger strike after 21 days. |
| 11/27/1972 | Bhutto reports the release of 616 Indian prisoners captured in the Indian-Pakistani dispute at Pakistan. |
| 8/6/1951 | Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, died. |
| 3/12/1988 | Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away. |
| 4/18/1926 | Padmakar Ganesh Chitle, famous Marathi novelist, was born. |
| 2/3/1977 | Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering. |
| 1/26/1919 | Mohammad Cazzambhoy Ibrahim Khan, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India vs West Indies 1948-49), was born in Bombay. |
| 11/24/1999 | The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off. |
| 1/6/1999 | Shiv Sena activists dug up the Kotla pitch in Delhi with a view to prevent the Indo-Pakistan first Test which was to commence from Jan. 28. |
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