On This Day: Birthday of two veteran celebrities… one former PM and the other evergreen actor, know the history of 26 September

former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and famous actors of the past Dev Anand Talking about the similarity, it is his 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 September 26, 1932. He was the Prime Minister of the country from 2004 to 2014. The settled economist Dr. Singh is also credited for the economic reforms carried out during the tenure of the then Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao as the Finance Minister.

Well-known Bollywood actor Dev Anand was also born on 26 September. Dev Anand, the evergreen actor, who spread the magic of his talent, performance and romanticism on the audience for almost six decades in Hindi cinema, was born in a middle-class family in Gurdaspur, Punjab in 1923. Dev Anand was one of the well-known actors of the 50-60s. His style of acting and dialogue delivery was unique.

The date of 26 September is important in history

• 1629: Sweden and Poland sign the Peace Treaty of Altmark.
• 1786: Britain and France signed a trade agreement.
• 1820: Birth of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Indian social reformer, educationist and freedom fighter.
• 1919: The first meeting of the Rotary Club of India was held in Calcutta.
• 1923: Birth of well-known actor Dev Anand.
• 1932: Birth of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
• 1944: Soviet forces occupy Estonia.
• 1953: US and Spain sign defense treaty.
• 1954: About 1,600 people died when five boats were sunk by a hurricane in Japan.
• 1976: China conducted a nuclear test at Lop Nor.
• 1980: Soyuz 38 returns to Earth.
• 1985: Tunisia ends diplomatic relations with Libya.
• 1996: Spacecraft STS 79 (Atlantis 17), returned to Earth.
• 1998: Sachin Tendulkar made a world record by scoring 18th century in one day cricket.

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