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Historical Event on 8/26/1874
Ishwar Sharan Munshi, politician and philosopher, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/17/1877 | Feroz Shah died at Makka, Saudi. |
| 2/24/1924 | Mahatma Gandhi released from jail. |
| 2/24/1924 | Genghis Khan, Monghol conqueror, passed away. |
| 1/31/1946 | Subroto Guha, cricketer (right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69), was born in Calcutta. |
| 11/5/1927 | Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, met Gandhiji, S.Shriniwas Iyengar and M.A. Ansari Congress leaders at New Delhi. |
| 2/22/1944 | Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune. |
| 4/21/1938 | Muhammad Iqbal, famous Urdu poet, passed away. |
| 11/19/1999 | Indira Gandhi Peace prize is presented to a social worker of Bangladesh Muhammed Yunus. |
| 7/15/1955 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
| 11/19/1993 | Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development awarded to Czech President Vaclav Havel. |
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