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Historical Event on 2/26/1915

Pran Nath Chhuttani, great physician and teacher, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/4/1993Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice.
9/15/1997Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.
2/24/1946Mrs. Kashibai and Mrs. Babbai Lakshman, freedom fighters, were shot dead by the police.
7/7/1997Armed Kuki militants shot dead 25 persons and injured five seriously in an attack on Paites village in Manipur.
12/20/1946Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur.
12/20/1946A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed.
10/16/1994IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
11/11/1998India objects to Washington's discrimination in easing sanctions against New Delhi and Islamabad, clamped in the wake of the nuclear tests by the two countries.
7/31/1990Charan Singh Rathi at New Delhi sets record for 20 km W. in 1.25.48\_\_.