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Historical Event on 2/26/1857

First Indian Revolution called the Sepoy Mutiny ends in a few months with the fall of Delhi and Lucknow which broke out in Berhampore by the 19th Bengal Infantry.

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5/14/1953Y. N. Sukthankar was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1957.
5/1/1977Janata Party was established.
12/21/1921Praphulchandra Natwarlal Bhagwati, justice of Supreme Court, was born.
3/25/199631st Gyanpith award presented to M.T. Vasudevan Nair at Trivandrum by Dr. Karan Singh.
7/3/1972Shimla Non-Arm Agreement on Kashmir signed between Indira Gandhi and Z. A. Bhutto.
4/15/1927Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, was born.
3/30/1996Congress I splits in Tamil Nadu. Group led by G.K. Moopanar makes alliance with DMK.
12/11/1986The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86).
2/28/1985M.G. Katre became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/10/89).
12/23/1998Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour.