26th May- What Happened Today In History?

What Happened Today In History?

Find out what happened on 26th May in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 26th May.

Famous Birthdays in History on this day:

Dilip Joshi (born 26 May 1968) is an Indian film and television actor. He has appeared in a number of serials as well as films. He acts mostly in comedy and is currently playing the role of Jethalal Champaklal Gada in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
Sushil Kumar Solanki (born May 26, 1983) is an Indian World Champion wrestler who won the gold medal in the 66 kg freestyle competition at the FILA 2010 World Wrestling Championships and a bronze medal in the Men’s 66kg Freestyle Wrestling event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Mahadevi Varma ( 26 March 1907 – September 11, 1987) best known as an outstanding Hindi poet, was a freedom fighter, woman’s activist and educationist from India. She is widely regarded as the “modern Meera”.
Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh (born May 26, 1945), popularly known as Vilasrao is the current Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences. He has previously held the posts of Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj, Government of India and Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India.

Death anniversaries on 26th May:

Mīrzā Ghulām Aḥmad (February 1835 – 26 May 1908 CE, or Shawal 14, 1250 – Rabi’ al-thani 24, 1326 AH) was a religious figure from India and the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
Chempakaraman Pillai, also Cemapakaraman Pilla (September 15, 1891 – May 26, 1934) was an Indian revolutionary during the Anti-British Movements in India, who went abroad to organise an army to declare war against the British for the self-rule in Indian subcontinent.

Notable Events:

1739-Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah.
2014- Narendra Modi sworn in as the 15th PM of India.
1931-One hundred miners were trapped beneath a blazing mine. It was thought that there were unlikely to be any survivors in Madras.