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Historical Event on 10/26/1943

Cholera epidemic killed 2,155 people in the third week of October at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/14/1949Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.
1/29/1997Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement.
1/12/2000The Union Cabinet approves a proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry to privatise the airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta and a new airport in Bangalore on a 30-year lease which can be extended by 19 years.
11/12/1762Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon.
10/30/1976Elections to the lower house of the Indian Parliament suspended again until early 1978.
1/7/1900Raghukul Tilak, educationist and social worker, was born at Meerut, UP.
4/14/1991NF promises 5-10\% jobs to economically backward sections among the upper castes.
5/8/1954Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French.
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6/3/1895Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, historian and Indian diplomat (Asia & Western Dominance), was born.