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Historical Event on 9/26/1932
Dr. Manmohan Singh, former finance minister, economist and Governor of R.B.I., was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/13/1986 | Smita Patil, famous film actress, passed away. |
| 9/27/1999 | Harshad Mehta and three others are convicted for misappropriating surplus funds of the Maruti Udyog Ltd. |
| 7/19/1952 | India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day. |
| 11/16/1993 | Kashmir's 32-day-old Hazaratbal impasse ends with militants' surrender. |
| 8/19/1977 | Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 7/31/1865 | Jagannath Sunkersett, great social worker, educationist and sculptor of modern Mumbai, passed away at the age of 62. |
| 3/22/1999 | 57 prisoners in Indian and Pakistan jails are repatriated to their respective motherlands at the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost on the border in Amristar district. |
| 12/10/1918 | Rowlatt Act introduced by Lord Chelmsford. |
| 11/13/1901 | Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state. |
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