26-September-1793

Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist and social worker, was born in Kona village, 24 Parganas (north), West Bengal. 26-September-1820

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (Banerji), great Indian educationist, social reformer, litterateur, father of Bengali prose and who gave the Bengalees their first Primer in 1855, was born in the village of Birsingha in Midnapore district of Bengal. 26-September-1904

R. V. Jagirdar, famous Kannad play writer, was born. 26-September-1911

Prat Kumar Sinha, cricket Test empire for 2 tests from 1948-53, was born in Bengal. 26-September-1919

Rotary Club's first Indian meeting was held. 26-September-1923

Dev Anand, film producer, director and actor, was born. 26-September-1931

At Lancashire, Gandhi sees textile workers hurt by Indian boycott bu

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