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Historical Event on 2/26/1937

Manmohan Desai, film producer and director, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1875Nandkishor Bal, great Oria poet, novelist and critic, was born.
8/9/1966Heroes of the 1942 movement were honoured at a rally in Red Fort.
4/30/1988Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Giansingh Bedi, cricketer (mighty Indian slow left-armer 1966-79), was born in Amritsar. He received the Arjun Award (1969) and the Padmashree (1970).
6/1/1972Space Commission and Department of Space was set up. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought under Department of Space (DOS).
11/9/1897Kotamaraju Rama Rao, founder-editor of Lucknow's ""National Herald"", was born at Chirala. He was referred by Gandhiji as 'Fighting Edit
3/25/1983Modern oceanographic research ship of the world 'Sagar Kanya' landed first time in the sea.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
2/25/1992Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares.
6/13/1997At least 60 persons were feared killed and several injured in a fire in Uphaar Grand cinema in South Delhi.