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Historical Event on 10/26/1961

Heavy fighting flared up between India and Communist China in their three-year-old dispute over border lines in the Himalayas. Each side accused the other of initiating the fighting that began along the Tibetan border early in October.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/26/1961Babur declared battle against Rana Sangram Singh.
3/27/1989Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy.
10/31/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award.
2/10/1990Saroj Mukherjee, WB's CPI(M) secretary, died.
1/26/1876Railway route started between Mumbai and Calcutta.
3/22/1885Gulam Yazdani, great archaeologist and critic, was born.
2/17/1997Anand finishes sixth in the City of Linares category 19 chess where Kasparov makes in four-in-a-row.
4/18/1978Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90.
6/12/1975Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.
8/25/1965Indian troops cross the Kashmir ceasefire line pursuing Pakistani infiltrators.