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Historical Event on 10/26/1950
Tirumalai Echambadi Srinivasan, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1981), was born in Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/19/1976 | Indira Gandhi proposes a resumption of ties with Pakistan in New Delhi. |
| 4/25/1915 | The German High Command has admitted that chlorine gas bombs and shells were used in the attack on the French front at Ypres three days ago. The effect of the gas attack was to open a four-mile gap in the Allied line. The Canadian troops on one flank held against German attacks, and British and Indian forces filled the breach. Fortunately for the Allies, the Germans had no reserve forces available to push into the breach. No tactical advantage was won by this first use of the new weapon. The Germans promised, however, that ""more effective substances can be expected."" Meanwhile, they were condemned for the use of this novel weapon. |
| 11/21/1998 | India 'B' beats Sri Lanka 3-2 in the final of the Bristol Freedom Cup four-nation football tournament in Colombo. |
| 4/19/1993 | Sanjay Dutt, film star, was held under TADA for possessing an AK-56 rifle. |
| 1/10/1616 | Sir Thomas Row, first English Ambassador, submitted his identification to Emperor Jahangir at Ajmer. |
| 11/5/1928 | R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born. |
| 7/13/1998 | India and Germany sign an agreement on promoting and protecting investment in Bonn. |
| 4/11/1931 | Mahendranath Yeshwant Gupte, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1984-85, was born at Mumbai. |
| 7/8/1997 | 33 persons killed and 67 injured as blast rips through part of Ambala-bound train at Lehra Khana station in Bhatinda district, Punjab. |
| 1/6/1932 | Kamleshwar, famous Hindi writer, was born. |
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