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Historical Event on 2/26/1971
Noel David, Hyderabad off-spinner who played ODI in 1997, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/9/1968 | Olympic Games open in Mexico City. |
| 3/29/1995 | Harindra Dave, chief editor of Janmabhumi Group and Gujrati author, passed away. |
| 4/4/1984 | Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth. |
| 8/15/1997 | The Government bans doctors from determining the sex of the foetus. |
| 7/12/1909 | Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born. |
| 10/24/1933 | Govindjee, famous scientist, was born in Allahabad, U.P. He found cutting plant sections easier than dissection of animals. |
| 12/14/1895 | George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born. |
| 3/9/1999 | Rabri Devi is sworn in Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time. |
| 12/9/1992 | More than 700 die in clashes in Ayodhya; BJP bandh partial. |
| 5/4/1994 | Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service. |
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