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26th AUGUST TODAY IN HISTORY

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Events for August 26

26-August-1303	Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini.
26-August-1852	Bombay Association was established.
26-August-1874	Ishwar Sharan Munshi, politician and philosopher, was born.
26-August-1909	Dr.Moti Chandra, great historian, was born.
26-August-1914	Bengali revolutionaries looted 46,000 bullet ammunition and pistols from Calcutta Port for their revolutionary activities.
26-August-1927	Second Radio Centre was started in Calcutta.
26-August-1947	Nawab of Bhopal announced accession of the Bhopal state to the Indian Dominion.
26-August-1949	Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed.
26-August-1967	Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away.
26-August-1975	Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, died.
26-August-1984	An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.
26-August-1996	Supreme Court asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to the Income Tax department.
26-August-1997	Employee Provident Fund scheme of 1952 amended to ensure that all PF claims are settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of claims by the PF Commissioner;
26-August-1997	Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
26-August-1997	Commander of Uri sector Brigadier Jasbir Singh Lidder and another senior army officer have a narrow escape as Pakistani troops fire on their cavalcade at Chakori near LOC in J&K.
26-August-2000	Vijay Kumar wins the Hindu Open Golf championship at the Cosmopolitan Club in Chennai.