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Historical Event on 2/26/1937

Manmohan Desai, film producer and director, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1990Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA.
4/13/1994United Arab Emirates lost to India in its first official ODI.
2/22/1873Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born.
1/5/1659Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad.
2/1/1797Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805.
1/30/1999Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999.
11/30/1982World premier of Sir Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' held in New Delhi.
1/22/2000India retains the golf title in the SAARC championship in Dhaka.
2/23/1997Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile.
8/1/2000Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan to be new Army chief replacing Gen. V. P. Malik.