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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
3/19/1999The banned Maoist Communist Centre kills 34 Bhumihars at Senari village in Jehanabad district in Bihar.
3/21/1992India's second submarine 'Shankul' joined Navy.
3/2/1997Bangalore's Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar develops India's first indigenously made HIV detection kit.
4/6/1934Nilkanth Yashwant Khadilkar, editor of Marathi daily newspaper, was born.
4/6/1934Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born.
3/11/1997Chennai police seize a large quantity of powerful explosives and arrest two Muslim fundamentalists.
3/18/1996President confers gallantry awards on 65 personnel of the defence forces.
4/6/1966Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).
7/12/1909Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born.
10/25/1971National Science and Technology Committee established.