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Historical Event on 2/26/1937

Manmohan Desai, film producer and director, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1999Two leaders of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) are detained under National Security Act (NSA).
3/22/1902Great Britain and Persia agree to link Europe and India by telegraph.
7/31/18619,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.
7/12/1909Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born.
1/1/1981This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".
3/19/1999Salgaocar emerged National Football League champions in Calcutta with a match to spare.
9/2/1984Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar.
9/2/1984Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi.
9/2/1984Akbar left for Agra when he received the report of widespread rebellion. He arrived in Ahmedabad by forced marches on the eleventh day.