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Historical Event on 1/26/1950

Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/16/1905Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
10/12/1993RBI liberalises credit and monetary policy.
12/29/1959Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.
9/30/1999Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature.
12/6/1995Prabhakar Barve,painter of international fame, passed away.
9/26/1999Six selected for Shanti Swaroop award for Science.
1/9/1923Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur, passed away.
12/15/1997Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'.
8/23/1994Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan possessed a nuclear bomb and warned that an attack by India could start a nuclear war in Pakistan.
8/22/1992Congress (I) with its allies secures a simple majority in the Lok Sabha following the merger of Telugu Desam into the party.