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Historical Event on 9/26/1911

Prat Kumar Sinha, cricket Test empire for 2 tests from 1948-53, was born in Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/15/1992BJP Governments of Sunderlal Patwa (MP), Shanta Kumar (HP) and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (Rajasthan) dismissed.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.
8/15/1950Indian Constitution goes into effect.
1/19/1982Mizo National Front and allied organizations declared illegal.
5/18/1945Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972.
8/11/1999The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.
8/4/1997Supreme Court declares that the Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique of 23/1/1992 on a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna 'posthumously' on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ""should be treated as cancelled"", as the proposal was dropped by the Government in deference to the sentiments expressed by the public and his family members.
9/5/1979Earl of Mountbatten's funeral held in Burma.
9/30/1894Rangnath Ramchandra Diwakar, Gandhian leader, was born.
1/29/1781First Newspaper, J.A.Hickey's Bengal Gazette - January 29, 1781.