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Historical Event on 4/26/1924

Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/11/1993Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor.
2/16/1933Surya Sen Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, who attacked the Armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army and was underground on Jalalabad Hills, was arrested.
11/25/1995Namibian PM Hoge S. Geingob arrives in New Delhi.
5/6/1967Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.
12/20/1978Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment.
2/13/1970Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48 people at a village 80-km from New Delhi.
9/11/1950Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, cricketer (69 runs in India's first 2 tests 1932-33), passed away.
6/6/1997U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal.
10/29/1952Amalgamation of the Steel Corporation of Bengal with Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd. to be effective from 1st January 1953 under the latter's name.
1/1/1981This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".