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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 |
| 12/20/1946 | Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur. |
| 8/30/1983 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle. |
| 9/13/1901 | Jamshedji Bomanji H. Wadia, director and producer, was born. His first film was 'Toofan Mail' (1932). |
| 7/23/1912 | Kilachand Ambalal, great industrialist, was born. |
| 1/28/1996 | Dev Kanta Baruah, first President of former Congress, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 82. |
| 2/25/1987 | The Railway Minister announces introduction of 8 superfast trains from April 1. |
| 8/15/1997 | The Government bans doctors from determining the sex of the foetus. |
| 4/9/1965 | After Indo-Pak conflict of 1965, the Raksha Medal, Samar Seva Star and some others were introduced. |
| 11/12/1896 | Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali, explorer, ecologist, teacher, writer and bird watcher, was born. |
| 6/14/1987 | Rajiv Gandhi, PM, rules out termination of Rs. 1700 crore Bofors gun deal. |
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