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Historical Event on 1/26/1950

Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
10/2/1979Operation (Milk) Flood-II launched.
1/17/1987Tata Football Academy was opened in Tatanagar.
8/28/1896Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, great musician and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Chembai in Kerala.
11/21/199227 killed in a bomb blast engineered by Bodo extremists in a bus in Assam.
9/24/1992Five selected regional TV channels go national by direct linking to INSAT.
3/30/1913B. S. Soman, first Admiral of India, was born.
3/30/1913Chandbibi made treaty with Murad and gave 'Varhad' area to Mughals.
12/4/1992RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.
9/25/1990Sabyasachi Mukherji, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, aged 63, died in London.