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Historical Event on 10/26/1932

Indian Muslim leader demands that Gandhi be released from prison. The Viceroy responded that this was only possible if Gandhi disassociated himself from the civil disobedience campaign.

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2/16/1931Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time.
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5/5/1992Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched.
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2/3/1928Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari, cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55), was born at Pune.
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.
9/4/1947Gandhiji breaks fast.