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Historical Event on 1/26/1950
Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/15/1992 | Praveen Amre scores century (103) on Test Cricket debut vs South Africa at Durban |
| 7/1/1962 | Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great leader, veteran nationalist, politician, professor, physician and architect, passed away. |
| 4/26/1995 | SAARC decides to launch South Asia Preferential Trade Area (SAPTA). |
| 12/20/1866 | Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 4/21/1659 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Saint Samarth Ramdas Swami. |
| 3/28/1984 | Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 4/29/1947 | Abolition of ""untouchability"". |
| 1/2/1987 | Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, great industrialist, leader and former Chief Minister of Orissa, died. |
| 9/23/1999 | India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control. |
| 9/11/1948 | Indian Government troops enter in the Hyderabad State. |
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