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Historical Event on 4/26/1762
Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, was born at Tiruvarur.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/13/1781 | A treaty was singed between the Britishers and ruler of Gwalior, Scindia. |
| 2/27/1803 | Great fire in Bombay. |
| 3/19/2000 | Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades. |
| 2/25/1993 | BJP rally in New Delhi foiled. |
| 7/7/1998 | Nag, indigenously developed anti-tank missile, is test-fired again. |
| 6/18/1918 | A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous poet of Malayalam language, critic and master of grammer, passed away. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 6/9/1998 | Gujarat was hit by a cyclone killing 1,000 people in six days. |
| 5/12/1999 | Arunachal Pradesh Governor refuses to quit. |
| 4/11/1952 | Treaty between France and India, transferring the former French settlement of Chandranagar to India, is ratified by the National Assembly, Paris. It was the last formal step in completing the process of sovereignty. |
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