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Historical Event on 4/26/1999
India's Atanu Lahiri and Bhagyashree Thipsay won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Commonwealth chess championship in Bikaner.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/23/1942 | Gorabai Katiya, freedom fighter, was shot by police while participating in a procession for freedom movement in Narsihapur. |
| 4/4/1994 | Ravi Naik, Goa CM, resigns. |
| 2/4/1938 | Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born. |
| 9/22/1986 | India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie. |
| 9/30/1922 | Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, great historian and author, was born at Domeli village (Punjab). |
| 4/16/1997 | G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died. |
| 12/20/1948 | Ladha Ramji, brother of Amar Singh and played his only Test vs Eng in 1933-34, died at Rajkot. |
| 6/21/1930 | Five hundred were hurt as police charged Bombay mob. |
| 12/4/1999 | Uman J. Shah is sworn in West Bengal Governor. |
| 3/16/1939 | Subroto Mukherjee became the first Indian Officer to command a squadron when he took over No.1. |
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