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Historical Event on 8/26/1914
Bengali revolutionaries looted 46,000 bullet ammunition and pistols from Calcutta Port for their revolutionary activities.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/27/1977 | N. Sanjeeva Reddy elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. |
| 7/17/1996 | Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth. |
| 7/16/1992 | Amar Varma, Hindi author, producer and director, died. |
| 11/19/1924 | Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab. |
| 8/21/1997 | Government extends the provision of the payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 to all those societies and trusts which employed 10 or more people. |
| 6/30/1930 | George Fernandes, worker's leader and politician, was born. |
| 8/26/1927 | Second Radio Centre was started in Calcutta. |
| 7/28/1939 | Tarun Ram Phookun, great lawyer, orator, eminent writer and President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928, passed away. |
| 9/23/1999 | India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control. |
| 5/27/1951 | Taraporewala Aquarium was inaugurated at Mumbai by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
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