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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
10/20/1774New Regulating Act was introduced which abolished the East India Company Government and a new Government was formed.
5/10/1910Robert Koch, nobel laureate, died of an heart attack.
6/12/1897Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll).
3/6/1995Arun Tamhankar, great journalist, died.
4/24/1932450 people seized by British for defying ban on Indian National Congress.
6/20/1873Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.
5/10/1905Pankaj Malik, music director, was born.
2/3/1929The ""Times of India Illustrated Weekly"" was renamed as ""The Illustrated Weekly of India"".
5/20/1999The CWC expels Sharad Pawar, M. P. A. Sangma and Tariq Anwar for six years from the primary membership of the party.
8/1/1998The DMK condemns the BJP-led coalition Government's decision to set up a Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency and rejects the Action Taken Report on the final report of the Jain Commission with reference to Mr. M. Karunanidhi.