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Historical Event on 9/26/1904

R. V. Jagirdar, famous Kannad play writer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1986ICMR set up a network of Reference/Surveillance Centres for AIDS in almost all states of India.
11/24/1899Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first chief minister of Rajasthan state, was born at Jobner, Jaipur District.
10/6/1927First Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee, under the chairmanship of Diwan Bahadur T. Rangachariar, was appointed by the Government.
12/6/1952First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed.
2/15/1920Kanti Mehta, trade unionist, was born at Calcutta.
2/12/1922Mahatma Gandhi announce the withdrawal of non-cooperation movement.
12/12/1955The President promulgated an ordinance providing the usage of Hindi with English for official purposes of Indian Union. B.G. Kher Commission (under article 344(I) of the Constitution) constituted. Hindi Teaching Scheme was introduced under Ministry of Home Affairs.
1/10/1998Geet Sethi retains National billiards title in Calcutta.
1/10/1998Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).
7/23/1991Premdatt Paliwal, president of All India Forward Block, died.