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Historical Event on 2/26/1975

Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India called 'Shankar Kendara' in Ahmedabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1973Madhav Sadashiv Golvalkar, politician and RSS chief, passed away.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
4/24/1994S. L. Kirloskar, 91, industrial magnate, passed away in Pune.
7/20/1991Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".
8/2/1994Opposition quits Parliament panels, boycotts sessions.
9/23/1803British-Indian forces defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Assaye.
10/10/1995G. R Khairnar, the high profile suspended Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Bombay, was reinstated.
10/10/1995Kritiwas, writer of Ramayana in Bengali language, was born.
4/6/1985Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final.
1/12/1990Vimal Kumar and Madhumita Bisht retain National badminton titles.