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Historical Event on 1/26/1930

Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1922Ebrahim Suleman Maka, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests vs West Indies1952), was born at Daman.
8/15/1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
4/26/1992Gyanapith award winner Prof. V.K.Gokak (82) passes away.
8/22/1922Alluri Seetaram Raju inspired and organised the tribals to wage a war against the British. Raju's army raided Chintapalli police station and there was regular warfare between him and the British forces.
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
9/24/1921Dr. Sakharam Gangadhar Malshe, researcher and critic, was born.
2/11/199912 dalits are shot by the Ranbir Sena in Narayanpar village in Bihar.
3/12/1988Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away.
11/7/1996Cyclonic storm hits Andhra Pradesh.
11/7/1996Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi.