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Historical Event on 2/26/1976
V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/2/1922 | Gangaprasad Birla, great industrialist, was born. |
| 10/15/1996 | H.D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, launched the concluding ceremony of the 85th year of ICMR at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. He also gave away the ICMR Prizes and Awards (1994-95) to outstanding bio-medical scientists of India. |
| 7/21/1963 | Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University. |
| 3/9/1989 | Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, arrives on a two-day state visit to India. |
| 7/27/1949 | Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir. |
| 10/14/1980 | S. N. Banerjee, cricketer--one Test for India and 249 runs 10th wkt stand on tour, died. |
| 1/2/1994 | India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months. |
| 4/22/1921 | Subhas Chandra Bose, resigned from Indian Civil Service, and formed South Calcutta Sevak Samiti after returning to India. He was also arrested for carrying our freedom movement. |
| 5/19/1913 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, President of India, was born. |
| 12/11/1876 | Raobahadur Yeshwantrao Harishchandra Desai, famous architect, was born. |
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