Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: The only similarity between former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the famous actor of the past, Dev Anand, is their birthday. However, no one can deny that both of them achieved great success in their respective fields. Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh was born on 26 September 1932. He was the Prime Minister of the country between 2004 and 2014. Dr. Singh, an accomplished economist, is also credited with the economic reforms carried out as Finance Minister during the tenure of then Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao.
Famous Bollywood actor Dev Anand was also born on 26 September. Evergreen actor Dev Anand, who enthralled the audience with his talent, acting and romance for almost six decades in Hindi cinema, was born in 1923 in a middle class family in Gurdaspur, Punjab province of undivided India. Dev Anand was one of the well-known actors of the 50-60s. His personality, acting, head-shaking style and dialogue delivery style were unique. Dev Anand died in London on 3 December 2011 at the age of 88.
The sequential details of some other important events recorded on 26 September in the history of the country and the world are as follows-
1629: Sweden and Poland sign the Peace of Altmark.
1786: Britain and France sign a trade agreement.
1820: Birth of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Indian social reformer, educationist and freedom fighter.
1919: First meeting of Rotary Club of India held in Calcutta.
1923: Famous actor Dev Anand was born.
1932: Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh was born.
1944: Soviet forces occupy Estonia.
1953: The United States and Spain signed a defense treaty.
1954: A typhoon in Japan sinks five boats, killing nearly 1,600 people.
1976: China conducted a nuclear test at Lop Nor.
1980: Soyuz 38 returns to Earth.
1985: Tunisia ends diplomatic relations with Libya.
1996: Space shuttle STS-79 (Atlantis 17) returns to Earth.
1998: Sachin Tendulkar created a world record by scoring his 18th century in one-day cricket.
2009: Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. 700 people die in storm-related incidents.
2010: Bomb blasts near De La Salle University in Manila, the Philippine capital, kill 47 people.
2023: Renowned actress Waheeda Rehman announced to be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
