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Historical Event on 6/26/1906
M.P. Sivagnanam, famous Tamil writer and social worker, was born at Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/2/1908 | 50 years after the start of direct rule, Edward VII talks of 'prudently extending' democracy. |
| 2/12/2000 | 17 persons, including 12 police personnel, die as naxalites strike terror during the first phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly. |
| 10/16/1999 | Geet Sethi bagged the Fred Davis award as the "Billiards Player of the Year 1998-99' |
| 4/9/1991 | Rajendra Mathur, editor of Hindi daily newspaper 'Navbharat Times', passed away. |
| 4/27/1906 | China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement. |
| 3/11/1903 | Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born. |
| 12/12/1971 | Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died. |
| 2/16/1927 | Rail service started between India and Nepal. |
| 7/13/1990 | Boby Talyarkhan, famous sports critic and author, died. |
| 4/14/1914 | Takli Shivshankar, famous Malyalam novelist and short story writer, was born. |
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