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Historical Event on 2/26/1996

Parliament's budget session opens.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1995Chandrababu Naidu assumes office as the new CM of Andhra Pradesh.
11/10/1901Formal inauguration of the new North-West Frontier Province created out of the Punjab.
1/20/1957South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports.
10/25/1983Technical Cell constituteded with a view to promote the use of official language Hindi on mechanical or electronic devices.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.
3/24/1924Virendrakumar Bhattacharya, Gyanpeeth award winner and Assamia novelist, was born.
7/19/1993Girilal Jain, senior journalist, passed away.
11/19/1978Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time.
3/4/1924Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad' wrote the song 'Jhanda Ooncha Rahe Hamara'.
11/27/1976Gajanan Tryambak Madkholkar, famous journalist, novelist and critic, passed away.