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Historical Event on 8/26/1967

Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1986The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary.
3/14/1998Sonia Gandhi takes over as the Congress(I) president from Sitaram Kesri.
10/26/1814British General Governor declared war against Nepal.
2/19/1997Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.
5/27/1968Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously.
7/31/1902Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
10/3/1996Second phase of UP polling.
10/21/1981Kerala under central rule.
9/30/2000The Government appoints Dr. D.P.S. Seth as CMD of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
10/27/1605Akbar (Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din), Mughal emperor of India (1556-1605), passed away of diarrhea or dysentery at the age of 63 years. After his death his body was buried at a mausoleum in Sikandra, Agra.