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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
11/21/1914Ujwala Mazumdar, freedom fighter and member of Bengal Valunteers, was born at Dhaka.
10/21/1916Dinkarrai Dhirajlal Desai, cricket Test Umpire for 3 tests from 1955-57, was born in Gujarat.
9/30/1992Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award.
12/10/1905Robert Koch received the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on Tuberculosis.
11/5/1907Special commissioner appointed to deal with famine conditions.
12/16/1999The second phase of national AIDS programme is launched.
10/1/1932Indian Milatary Academy became functional with Brigadier LP Collins, DSO, OBE as the Commandant. The first course of 40 GCs had on its rolls Sam Manekshaw, Smith Dun and Mohd Musa, later to be Chiefs of the armies of their respective countries, i.e. India, Burma (now Myanmar) and Pakistan. This training was for a period of two and a half years.
7/20/1969Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.
8/20/1995Indira Mahila Vikas Yojana launched.
2/28/2000The Supreme Court orders notice to the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, on a special leave petition filed by the State Government against the Madras High Court judgment upholding the trial court's order discharging her in the ""coal import case"".