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Historical Event on 10/26/1891

Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, was born.

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5/9/1907Two thousand dacoits riot in eastern Bengal.
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1/5/1985Rajiv Gandhi promises to solve the Punjab problem without yielding to 'separatist ideologies.
2/13/1998India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.
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1/29/1979Tamil Nadu Expess, India's first Jumbo passenger train, was flagged off from New Delhi Railway Station for Madras.
12/5/1992V. P. Singh and hundreds arrested in Barabanki on the way to Ayodhya.
9/1/1947Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.
8/22/2000Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.