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Historical Event on 9/26/1977

Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/29/1884Tyagraj Paramshiv Kailasam, leading playwright of Kannad language, was born.
12/19/19842,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy.
12/19/1984Jesuit father and first Englishman S.J.Thomas Stephens arrived at Goa in a Portuguese ship. He settled here and died in 1619.
5/1/1981Sindhudurga district was formed in Maharashtra State.
7/1/1928Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims.
2/22/1913Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow.
2/3/1983Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of Assam's new capital 'Pragjyotishpur'.
4/22/1992IAF in response to a recommendation by Secretary General, the Security Council adopted resolution No. 751 (1992) by which it established UNOSOM for handling situation which had deteriorated to an extent where death and destruction forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes and causing need for emergency humanitarian assistance.
4/1/1889Dr. Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), was born.
1/11/1975Oil struck in third Bombay High rig.