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Historical Event on 2/26/1996
Sahib Singh Verma sworn in as Delhi's second CM.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/1/1995 | Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died. |
| 7/2/1991 | Nanankal Krishna Pillai, famous Malyalam poet, died. |
| 10/31/1984 | Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.' |
| 3/4/1919 | Jagtindar Nath Beri, physics expert, was born. |
| 8/29/1992 | Eco-mark introduced in Indian market to distinguish eco-friendly products, . |
| 2/21/1996 | Japanese encephalitis', caused by virus transmitted by mosquitoes, claims 21 lives in Kerala. |
| 4/10/1930 | Police raid the headquarters of the Indian National Congress, Bombay. |
| 10/30/1889 | Acharya Narendra Deo, educationist, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Sitapur, U.P. |
| 8/4/1956 | Apsara, India's first large scale Atomic Energy Nuclear Reactor and first in the East World, was commissioned in Trombay, Bombay. |
| 5/12/1998 | Bill Clinton, US President, asks India to sign the CTBT. |
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