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Historical Event on 2/26/1998
Kalyan Singh wins the ''composite floor test'' in the Assembly, securing 225 votes against the 196 got by Jagadambika Pal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/18/1990 | Devi Lal, Deputy PM, withdraws his resignation. |
| 4/14/1948 | Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India. |
| 8/5/1905 | Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, was born. |
| 10/16/2000 | Rest of India wins the Irani Trophy cricket tournament. Murali Karthik scalps nine for 70, the best figures by a bowler in 38 Irani cup matches. |
| 6/22/1897 | The Chafekar brothers, Damodar and Balkrishna, shot British Officer Rand in Pune. This event played a very important role in the revolutionary freedom fighter. |
| 6/5/1993 | Unlawful Activities (prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice P N Nagi upholds the ban on Islamic Sevak Sangh. |
| 8/26/1949 | Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed. |
| 7/21/1977 | Bhudevchandra Basu, famous animal expert, passed away. |
| 1/8/1993 | FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500. |
| 4/5/1950 | Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights. |
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