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Historical Event on 8/26/1914

Bengali revolutionaries looted 46,000 bullet ammunition and pistols from Calcutta Port for their revolutionary activities.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1806Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Kainakary , Kerala.
11/16/1883Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and journalist, was born at Varanasi.
8/2/1959Little Theatre was established.
3/1/1960National Aeronautical Research Laboratory moves to Bangalore with offices at Palace Road and Jayamahal Road. It soon becomes National Aeronautical Laboratory. Dr Nilakantan invites Dr D M Rao to lead the 4 ft tunnel project.
5/21/1996M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.
2/20/1987Lok Dal splits over leadership issue.
8/3/1780British officer captain Bruce conquered Gwalior fort under Major Popham after defeating Sindhiya.
5/22/1927Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mo. Usman, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
10/23/1934Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress.
4/11/1999A.K.A. Abdul Samad (72), general secretary of IUML and State unit president, died in Chennai.