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Historical Event on 2/26/1976
V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/27/1966 | Indira Gandhi meets Johnson in Washington. |
| 5/27/1998 | Minoo Masani, 92, co-founder of the Swatantra Party, passed away in Mumbai after a brief illness. |
| 2/19/1895 | Munshi Newal Kishore, great social worker, educationist, nationalist, philanthropist and a pioneer industrialist, passed away at the age of 59. |
| 11/30/1909 | Gandhiji reaches South Africa. |
| 2/20/1999 | India and Pakistan signed a formal agreement for launching the Delhi-Lahore bus service. |
| 5/2/1998 | The Indian Army at Bandipura market captured 10.5 Kg Charas. |
| 2/21/1672 | A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin. |
| 8/15/1772 | Divani and Faujdary courts seperated by East India Company. |
| 12/23/1989 | V. C. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 11-12-1990. |
| 8/3/1954 | Atomic Energy Department established. |
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