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Historical Event on 1/26/1950

Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1982President's rule in Kerala.
4/5/1990Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
4/5/1990Saint Namdev passed away.
2/8/1999Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi.
2/8/1999Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni passed away in his capital.
3/19/1999The banned Maoist Communist Centre kills 34 Bhumihars at Senari village in Jehanabad district in Bihar.
2/7/1954The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted.
4/4/1971Pakistan reports seizure of nine Indian army vehicles.
1/18/1992Ordinance cuts minimum poll campaign time to 14 days from 20 days.
11/13/1917Gajanan Madhav, famous modern Hindi poet, critic and storywriter, was born.