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Historical Event on 02/26/0320
Chandragupta I succeeded his father Ghatotkacha at Patliputra. He is known for establishing the Gupta dynasty. Gupta era begins.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 02/26/0320 | Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India. |
| 3/30/1999 | Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam. |
| 1/22/1922 | Shanta Buddhisagar, famous Marathi writer, was born. |
| 7/1/1930 | Vinodkumar C. Gupta, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 8/10/1905 | Sundarji Gokuldas Betard, modern Gujrathi poet, was born. |
| 6/23/1993 | RBI cuts minimum lending rate by 1%. |
| 8/7/1888 | Navalram (Navalram Laxmiram Pandya), literature critic and versatile Gujarati author, died. |
| 5/7/1950 | 81 people died in a rail crash at Patna. A sabotage was suspected. |
| 3/13/1940 | Michael O' Dyer, former Governor of Punjab, was shot by Udham Singh in Caxton Hall at point-blank range in full view of a large gathering in London. |
| 6/2/1991 | Dinesh Goswami, former Law Minister, passed away in a road accident in Assam. |
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