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Historical Event on 10/26/1947
After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously.
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| 1/15/1919 | Ahmed Mohammad Mamsa, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1963-73, was born at Mumbai. |
| 1/21/1993 | Chander Pal at Bangalore sets record for High Jump in 2.17. |
| 5/12/1993 | Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states. |
| 7/18/1993 | Dr. Banoo Coyaji, 75, gets Magsaysay Award for Public Service. |
| 7/13/1905 | Premnath Bazaz, famous Kashmir freedom fighter, was born. |
| 9/30/1996 | Phase I assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 12/31/1910 | Mallikarjun Bhimramaiya Mansoor, famous singer of ""Jaipur Gharana"", was born. |
| 5/5/1992 | Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched. |
| 11/25/1977 | John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79). |
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