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Historical Event on 2/26/1966

34 national leaders charge Indira Gandhi's rule is 'constitutional dictatorship'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/19/1991Kashinath Anant (Rambhau Joshi), famous editor, passed away.
6/25/1880Syed Muhammad Zamin Ali, great educationist, poet, editor, professor, writer and founder-member of the Hindustani Academy, was born at Mustafabad village in the Rae Bareli district of U.P.
8/9/2000Parliament approves the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2000, paving the way for the creation of a separate Chhattisgarh State.
1/5/1659Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad.
1/6/1983Indian National Congress lost for the first time in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka State Assembly Elections.
7/31/1997Election Commission agrees to grant national party status to Bahujan Samaj Party but asks it to give up its election symbol--elephant.
3/4/1991Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha presents mid-term budget, cut in food and fertiliser subsidy, amounting to Rs. 934 crore, proposed.
3/21/1993The 68 km Mangalore-Udupi stretch of the west coast Konkan rail line opened by the PM.
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.
5/2/1954Ceylon Asian conference ends with plea for peace in Indo-China, end of atomic tests and condemnation of colonialism.