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Historical Event on 8/26/1997

Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1916Revolutionary Sohanlal Pathak hanged.
9/27/2000The Union Cabinet decides to increase the number of Padma series of awards for excellence in different fields of activities from 60 to 100.
1/18/1930Gurudev Rabindranath Thakur (Tagore) and Mahatma Gandhi met at Sabarmati Ashram.
5/20/1776Malharrao Holkar, founder of Indoor, passed away.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
7/21/1962Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.
3/24/1992Congress (I) strength goes up by six seats in the Rajya Sabha on account of biennial polls.
10/23/1992UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination.
8/17/1916Amritlal Naagar was born.
4/1/1962Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.