TODAY'S HISTORY DATE - 26/07/2016
| 26-July-1614 | Jahangir captured Mewar from Rana Amar Singh. A treaty was signed. In the Mughal court, Rana and his son were treated with exceptional courtesy. |
| 26-July-1844 | Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court. |
| 26-July-1874 | Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born. |
| 26-July-1891 | Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away. |
| 26-July-1910 | Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination. |
| 26-July-1922 | Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 26-July-1923 | Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 26-July-1927 | Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi. |
| 26-July-1933 | Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail. |
| 26-July-1956 | Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died. |
| 26-July-1975 | Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations. |
| 26-July-1991 | Indian, UN Observer Mission in El Salvador joined. (ONUSAL - Jul 91 To Apr 95) |
| 26-July-1991 | Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue. |
| 26-July-1993 | Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77. |
| 26-July-1994 | Government rejects JPC report on securities scandal. |
| 26-July-2000 | The Centre imposes a ban on employing children belowing 14 years as domestic servants by all Government employees in the All India services at the insistence of the NHRC. |
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