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Historical Event on 10/26/1932

Chinadorai Deshmutu, Indian field hockey player (Olympics-1952), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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1/10/1993India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40.
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7/25/2000Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena Chief, courts arrest and the court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Boiwada, B. P. Kamble dismisses the case because of six-year delay in pursuing it after the FIR.
8/1/1953Bombay Government decides to abolish ''jagirs'' in merged areas.
4/26/1952India says U.N. may disintegrate if powers block consideration of issues in small countries.
9/10/1923Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali child litterateur, passed away.