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Historical Event on 8/26/1997
Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/30/1908 | Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born. |
| 1/22/1973 | Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away. |
| 8/17/1998 | The Government issues a notification banning the use of quinacrine, a controversial female contraceptive and sterilization agent. |
| 10/19/1875 | The first section from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment was opened to traffic. |
| 7/26/1922 | Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 1/5/1659 | Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad. |
| 2/12/1794 | Alijabahadar Mahadaji Shinde passed away. |
| 1/9/1935 | Harishankar Sharma, great educationist, was born at Jaipur. |
| 12/30/1803 | East India Comapny captured Dehli, Agra and Bharooch. |
| 3/12/1612 | Usman Khan Lohani, son of Isa Khan, was defeated in the battle of Nekujyal. He died as the last independent ruler of Bengal. |
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