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Historical Event on 2/26/1998
Kalyan Singh wins the ''composite floor test'' in the Assembly, securing 225 votes against the 196 got by Jagadambika Pal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/4/1932 | Rameshchandra Gangaram Nadkarni alias ""Bapu Nadkarni"", cricketer (economical Indian slow left-armer 1956-68), was born in Nasik, Maharashtra. |
| 5/27/1919 | Kandukuri Veeresalingam, father of modern Telgu language, author and social reformer, passed away. |
| 7/26/1993 | Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77. |
| 12/15/1965 | Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river. |
| 7/2/1961 | Prof M S Thacker, DG-CSIR, laid the foundation stone for the wind tunnel complex. |
| 1/5/1994 | Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada). |
| 1/8/1941 | Swami Pranabananda Maharaj, father of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, passed away. |
| 1/26/1957 | Ashok Omprakash Malhotra, cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84), was born in Amritsar. |
| 4/1/1839 | Medical College Hospital in Calcutta having only 20 beds was opened for male patients . |
| 5/3/1927 | Riots between Sikhs and Muslims in Lahore claims 14 lives and leaves 100 injured. |
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