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Historical Event on 9/26/1793

Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist and social worker, was born in Kona village, 24 Parganas (north), West Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/18/1993Rail, road traffic disrupted.
12/7/1782Hyder Ali, warrior of Mysore, passed away in a camp near Chittur.
6/15/1986K. K. Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), was killed in a motor-scooter accident.
7/2/1999Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
1/25/2000The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman.
3/19/1911Santosh Kumar Ganguly, cricket test empire and 10 test 1955-65, was born in Bengal. He also played Hockey and Football. He is the aurthor of ""Manual of Cricket Umpires"" and ""Technique of Umpiring Hockey"".
1/8/1984Sushma Mukhopadhyay, first Indian women pilot, died at the of 74.
11/24/1999The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off.
1/24/1996H.K.L. Bhagat, senior Congress politician and former minister, arrested in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case.
6/20/1972Paras Laxmikant Mhambrey, great Indian cricket pace bowler (Test v England 1996), was born in Bombay.