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Historical Event on 2/26/1857

First Indian Revolution called the Sepoy Mutiny ends in a few months with the fall of Delhi and Lucknow which broke out in Berhampore by the 19th Bengal Infantry.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1970Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, first women career diplomat, appointed ambassador to Hungary.
5/23/1931Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.
12/29/1949Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani, cricketer (Indian keeper after Engineer), was born in Madras.
7/26/1922Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born.
7/29/1984Troops were sent to Hyderabad to quell communal riots.
5/13/1995Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding awarded for 1992.
9/13/1996Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
6/15/1988Dalai Lama recoganised the rights of China in foreign affairs and Army Operations in Tibet region.
4/8/1894Lifetime of Swami Chandrashekarendra(1894-1994), venerated Shankaracharya saint of Kanchi monastery in South India.
10/4/1986Helicoptor Corporation of India established.