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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
5/18/1985Dr. P. C. Alexander appointed High Commissioner in Britain.
5/22/1927Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mo. Usman, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991).
9/30/1894Rangnath Ramchandra Diwakar, Gandhian leader, was born.
9/11/1954Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born.
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
7/29/1995Anup Jalota, famous Bhajan and Ghazal singer, was born.
3/30/1997Congress Party withdraws support to the 10-month old H. D. Deve Gowda Government at the centre, and stakes its claim to form an alternative government.
2/16/1968Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon along with their wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
10/3/1950India protests U.N. troops' crossing of 38th parallel in New York.