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Historical Event on 2/26/1946

Mrinal Pandey, famous Hindi columnist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1956Tirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekhar, great Indian cricket pace-bowler (2 Tests 1982-83 little impact), was born in Madras.
9/8/1993Andhra cabinet reshuffled by dropping four legislators and bringing in 16 new faces.
12/1/1991Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara.
5/28/1970All India Trade Union Congress was divided.
1/1/1920Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas.
11/2/2000Sinam Chandramani Singh (18), national bravery award winner, his brother Sinam Robin Singh and their aunt were among 10 killed in firing by eight Assam Rifles personnel at Malom near Imphal.
1/7/1990President returns the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bills of 1986 to Parliament at the instance of the Government.
2/17/1670Shivaji won SinghGarh Fort from Mughals. This victory was on the shoulders of Tanaji who was martyred in this attack. Shivaji proclaimed ""Garh Aalaa Pan Singh Gela"" which means that Fort was won but the Lion was lost.
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
2/11/1997A New Delhi district consumer court holds that provision of drinking water aboard trains is a necessity and it is the duty of the railways to provide it to passengers in reserved compartments.