|
|
Historical Event on 2/26/1976
V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/24/2000 | The Supreme Court rejects the proposal for setting up benches outside Delhi. |
| 2/18/1836 | Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa(1836-86), was born early morning in Kamarpukur village in Hooghly district, West Bengal. His real name was Gadadhar Chatterji. He was God-intoxicated Bengali Shakta saint, Guru of Swami Vivekananda. He exemplified the bhakti dimension of 'Shakta Universalism'. |
| 1/19/1976 | C. V. Bawdekar, famous journalist, died. |
| 5/19/1993 | S. W. Sohoni, 4 Tests for India, 83 runs @ 16.6, 2 wkts @ 101, passed away. |
| 6/22/1993 | JPC draft report raps B. Shankaranand and censures Manmohan Singh. |
| 8/7/1888 | Navalram (Navalram Laxmiram Pandya), literature critic and versatile Gujarati author, died. |
| 9/27/1703 | More than 8,000 people died in a cyclone in England. |
| 11/14/1995 | National Human Rights Commission's conference on 'Human Rights in Prisons' begins in New Delhi. |
| 5/14/2000 | L. K. Advani, Union Home Minister, announces extension of the ban on the LTTE by two more years. |
| 1/31/1931 | Gangadhar Mahambre, famous Mmarathi writer, was born. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
