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Historical Event on 2/26/1966
34 national leaders charge Indira Gandhi's rule is 'constitutional dictatorship'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/26/1917 | Prabhakar Machve, famous Hindi and Marathi litterateur, was born. |
| 12/26/1914 | Dr. Shushila Nair, social reformer, was born in village Kunjah, district Gunjra, Punjab (now Pakistan). She dedicated her life to serve Gandhiji and Gandhi Ashram and also performed the duties of Indian citizen by taking active participation in freedom movement. |
| 1/31/1983 | The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah. |
| 2/5/1931 | Krishna Film Co., Bombay produced a 7,659 feet long 'Krishnatone Talkie Programme No. 1, which was released quite before the release of 'Alam Ara,' first talkie film of India. The Krishnatone Programme was censored at C.C. No. 9906 on February 5 and the programme contained the following: (1) Arabic Song (2) Indian Orchestra No.1 (3) Indian Orchestra No.2 (4) Indian Orchestra No.3 (5) Jal Tarang Solo (6) Hindi Song No. 1 (7) Hindi Song No.2 (8) Hindi Song No. 3 (9) Bengali Song (10) Garba No. 1 (11) Garba No. 2 (12) Gujarati Comic Song (13) Hindi Chorus Song No. 1 (14) Hindi Chorus Song No. 2 (15) Dilruba Solo (16) Violin Solo (17) Goanese Song. |
| 9/10/1923 | Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali child litterateur, passed away. |
| 8/14/1920 | Rushikesh Mulgaonkar, Air Chief Marshal (1976-78), was born. |
| 11/8/1992 | Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award. |
| 11/7/1933 | Gaandhiji commences Harijan-upliftment tour. |
| 2/11/1977 | Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office. |
| 7/25/1992 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997. |
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