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Historical Event on 4/26/1992

Gyanapith award winner Prof. V.K.Gokak (82) passes away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1981Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
12/10/1913The Nobel prize for literature was awarded this year to Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali poet from India.
12/7/1993BJP leaders Advani, Joshi and Kalyan Singh arrested in connection with Ayodhya demolition case.
1/1/1851Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.
11/5/1929Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, died.
10/21/1858Ramabai Dongre Medhavi, great social reformer, was born.
6/23/2000Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath gets Amnesty International Global award for human rights journalism..
7/22/1993Swiss Justice ministry reveals that Hindujas, Quatrocchi and Win Chadha are among the seven appellants fighting to prevent the transfer of Bofors pay off names to India.
8/17/1994Opposition ends Parliament boycott.