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Historical Event on 2/26/1972

President Varahgiri Venkat Giri inaugurated the Vikram Earth Satellite Station at Wardha near Arvi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1995ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997).
3/6/1991Chandrasekhar resigns as PM.
6/18/1988V.P.Singh defeats Congress rival Sunil Shastri in Allahabad Lok Sabha election.
1/18/1842Mahadev Govind Ranade was born. He was the chief architect of Bombay Prathana Samaj.
11/6/1996India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai.
10/26/1969Neil Armstrong, the first men to land on Moon by 'Apollo II ', and Edwin Aldrin came to Bombay.
5/1/1995SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.
12/26/1997Four MPs - Mr. Suresh Kalmadi from Pune, Mr. Anadi Charan Sahu from Cuttack, Mr. Mohan Delkar from Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Mr. Gopal Tandel from Daman & Diu- resign from Congress(I).
12/15/1894Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born.
10/5/1907British MP Keir Hardie reported fomenting rebellion in India.