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Historical Event on 12/26/1921
Nurul. S. Hasan, educationist and statesman, was born at Lucknow (U.P).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/22/1931 | Gandhi meets Charlie Chaplin in London. |
| 2/24/1961 | Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu. |
| 12/7/1995 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana. |
| 5/25/1606 | Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir. |
| 12/25/1972 | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker, eminent litterateur, first Indian Governor General and the founder President of Swatantra Party, passed away. |
| 6/9/1997 | At least 50 persons were killed and 5,000 families affected in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Gangktok. |
| 8/18/1958 | Dr.Bhagwandas, famous Congress leader and theosophist, died. |
| 4/15/1997 | Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent by RBI. |
| 3/2/1933 | Anandji, famous music director, was born. |
| 8/8/1946 | India agrees to give Bhutan 32 miles. |
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