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Historical Event on 5/26/1945

Vilasrao Dagdojirao Deshmukh, leader in Maharashtra, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1992Central Railway started special train for ladies in Mumbai.
9/19/1927Kunwar Narayan, famous writer of 'Atmajayee' and 'Akaron Ke Aas Pas', was born.
12/29/1953The States Reorganisation Commission.
11/19/1994Aishwarya Rai, selected 'Miss World' at the age of 21 in the beauty contest held at the 44th convention at Sun City, South Africa .
4/4/1938A. M. Chakrabarty was born in Sainthia at West Bengal. He found that under the optimum conditions of time, temperature and nutrients the Hydrocarbon-eating "qualities'' of four diffrent strains of bacteria could be transferred into one. He also showed that this super-strain of bacteria reproduces itself.
4/17/1799Srirangapatnam was surrounded by British Army in the fourth and last Mysore war which began in 1798. Tipu Sultan' was killed in the battle on 4th May. The East India Company announced the Seringapatanam Medal (1799).
11/1/1992Indirabai Khadilkar, famous singer, died.
10/1/1919Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar, famous Marathi poet and screenplay writer, was born.
1/1/1880Money order system was introduced.
5/31/1988Dwarika Prasad Mishra, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.