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Historical Event on 10/26/1991
Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily newspaper 'Marathwada', died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1944 | Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born. |
| 3/17/1988 | First operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1A) launched by a Russian Vostok. IRS system under National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS) coordinated at national level by the Planning Committee of NNRMS (PC-NNRMS) and the data from IRS satellites is processed by the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad. SI, a US Company, also receives and markets IRS data worldwide under a commercial contract with Antrix Corporation of the Department of Space. |
| 12/31/1956 | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, died at the age of 80. |
| 4/3/1994 | B. Rachaiah,Kerala Governor, takes charge of Goa. |
| 6/5/1997 | Prime Minister Gujral went on a 3-day visit to Nepal. |
| 6/5/1997 | Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi. |
| 3/9/1993 | 14 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra . |
| 7/15/1904 | Mogubai Kurdikar, veteran singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born. |
| 4/11/2000 | Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'. |
| 1/18/1969 | Prajapita Brahma, great social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away. |
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