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Historical Event on 10/26/1891

Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, was born.

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6/28/1975Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions.
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8/7/1947BEST services were started by Mumbai Mahanagarpalika.
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1/20/1988Shiv Charan Mathur sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.