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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.

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3/4/1895	Surendra Singh Majithia, great industrialist, was born.
1/1/1991	Bhanu Pratap Singh, Karnataka Governor, resigns. Goa governor Khurshid Alam Khan appointed in his place.
2/22/1845	Serampore of Hooghly district and Balasore cities from Dutch purchased East Indian Company.
6/30/1995	CNN launches a 24-hour news channel in partnership with Doordarshan.
4/23/1930	Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
11/27/1994	D. V. Purohit (Nanasaheb), veteran freedom figher and revolutionary, passed away.
9/16/2000	In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution.
8/13/1997	Supreme Court lays down guidelines and norms for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment at work places.
1/16/1992	Prices of steel and iron decontrolled.
8/25/1975	Bundelkhand University was established in Uttar Pradesh.

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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.

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.