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Historical Event on 2/26/1887

Sir Benegal Narsingh Rao, an eminent lawyer and political leader, was born. He was the first Indian President of UN Security Council in 1950.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/1961Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops.
2/23/1996North-Eastern Development Finance Corporation inaugurated.
9/14/1893Celebration of 'Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav' (Festival of Lord Ganesha) started.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
12/30/1946Jawaharlal Nehru calls on Gandhiji, who says, ""My reason wholly supports my heart"".
3/24/1968The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
3/10/1985India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy.
10/6/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 400m (Women) in 51.61 seconds at Canberra .
1/3/1880Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started.
4/20/2000A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.