|
|
Historical Event on 2/26/1901
The notes of Rs twenty denomination were issued with two issuing circles. These notes had four numeric denominations.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/25/1970 | Mannathu Padmanabhan, great social worker and president of the Tranvancore Devasworn Board, passed away. |
| 7/27/1994 | Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses. |
| 8/8/1990 | Naval Godrej, famous Industrialist, died. |
| 1/8/1906 | Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated. |
| 7/9/1746 | French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India. |
| 10/16/1896 | Govindas Seth, hindi litterateur and politician, was born. |
| 1/2/1990 | Election panel made one member body again; Election Commissioners S. S. Dhanoa and V. S. Seigell removed. |
| 4/8/1857 | Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire. |
| 5/19/2000 | A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency. |
| 12/7/1997 | Leander Paes awarded 'The Sportstar' award. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
