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Learn about the importance of 26th November. November 26 is observed as Constitution Day in India. Read about the major historical events on this day. Famous Birthdays on this day and Death Anniversaries on this day.
26th November, Mumbai attacks 2008 |
Festival/Observations on November 26
- Constitution Day (India)
26th November in the history of India
- 2022 - Indian Space agency ISRO has successfully launched an Earth Observation Satellite - OCEANSAT, and eight other nanosatellites on a PSLV-C54 rocket into space.
- 2008 - 26/11 Mumbai attacks, A series of terrorist attacks that took place in November 26, 2008, when 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamic terrorist organisation based in Pakistan, carried out 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks lasting four days across Mumbai, began on Wednesday 26 November and lasted until Saturday 29 November 2008. At least 174 people died, including 9 attackers.
- 1998 – The Khanna rail disaster takes 212 lives in Khanna, Ludhiana, India.
- 1949 – The Constituent Assembly of India adopts the constitution presented by Dr B. R. Ambedkar.
Famous Birthdays on 26th November
- 1972 – Arjun Rampal, Indian actor and producer
- 1961 – Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria, an Indian-English businessman, co-founded Cobra Beer
- 1956 – Keith Vaz, Indian-English lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Europe
- 1926 – Rabi Ray, Indian activist and politician, 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha (death: 2017)
- 1924 – Jasu Patel, Indian cricketer (death: 1992)
- 1923 – V. K. Murthy, Indian cinematographer (death: 2014)
- 1921 – Verghese Kurien, an Indian engineer and businessman, founded Amul (death: 2012)
- 1919 – Ram Sharan Sharma, Indian historian and academic (death: 2011)
- 1904 – K. D. Sethna, Indian poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic (death: 2011)
Death Anniversary on 26th November
- 2022 - Vikram Gokhale was one of the most successful Indian actors mostly working in Hindi & Marathi theatre, films & TV Shows. Gokhale starred in Bollywood films like 'Hum Dil de chuke Sanam, 'Bhool Bhulaiya', 'Sach kahoon toh', 'Siddhant', 'Aamhi Bolato Marathi' (2014), Bang Bang! (2014), Anumati (2013), 'Mission 11 July' (2010), Aaghaat (2010), 'De Dana Dan' (2009). Vikram Gokhale was the son of popular Marathi Theatre and film actor Chandrakant Gokhale. Vikram Gokhale passed away at the age of 82 in a Hospital in Pune.
- 2020 - Faqir Chand Kohli was an Indian industrialist. He was the founder and the first CEO of Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest software services company.
- 2012 – M. C. Nambudiripad, Indian author and translator (born: 1919)
- 2008 – Victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks including:
- Gavriel Holtzberg, Israeli-American rabbi (b. 1979)
- Ashok Kamte, an Indian police officer (b. 1965)
- Hemant Karkare, an Indian police officer (b. 1954)
- Tukaram Omble, Indian police officer
- Vijay Salaskar, an Indian police officer
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