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Historical Event on 2/26/1901
The notes of Rs twenty denomination were issued with two issuing circles. These notes had four numeric denominations.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/24/1992 | Narmada, World Bank sets time to correct defects. |
| 9/19/1937 | Vishnu Narayan Matkhande passed away. |
| 7/23/1912 | Kilachand Ambalal, great industrialist, was born. |
| 5/20/1965 | Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit. |
| 6/9/1834 | Dr. William Carey, great writer and social worker, died. |
| 5/22/1940 | Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970). |
| 11/2/1972 | ICMR set up a chain of regional centres of National Nutrition Monitoring and 500 Indians seize Washington Bureaux in different parts of India. |
| 4/9/1965 | Fighting breaks out in the Rann of Kutch between Indian and Pakistani troops. Pakistan attacked Indian borders, Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet, this was manned by the State Armed Police Batallions. In Kutch launched its 8th Infantry Division supported by two regiments of M47/48 Pattons. Operation 'Desert Hawk' was launched to draw away reserves from other vulnerable areas, and possibly to test India's resolve. The Indian Army did not rise to the bait. |
| 2/23/1997 | Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India. |
| 2/23/1997 | Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah, founder of Mughal dynasty, passed away at the age of 48 at Dhaulpur. |
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