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Historical Event on 2/26/1946

Mrinal Pandey, famous Hindi columnist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
12/5/1998Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications.
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
6/9/199881 persons are killed as cyclone hits the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat and Jalore district of Rajasthan. Subsequently, the toll is put at 934 in the Kutch-Saurashtra region alone.
5/18/1946Gandhiji discusses Plan with Cabinet Mission.
4/3/1992Nagaland brought under President's rule.
12/23/1993PM announces Local Area Development Scheme by which each MP can sanction projects worth Rs.1 crore.
8/28/1904First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held.
9/15/1948The India flag carrying vessel reached Bombay Port.
2/13/1994Dr. Krishnaprasad Mishra, 'Sahitya Academy Award' winner, Oria novelist and short story writer, passed away.