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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
12/23/1977Harvinder Singh, great Indian ODI pace-bowler (1997), was born.
8/15/1997Freedom fighter's pension to be doubled from the existing Rs. 1,500.
2/14/1924Ikramullah (Ikram Sagri) Khan, famous Hindi poet, was born at Rehli in Madhya Pradesh.
4/4/1996Supreme Court rules that political parties without audited accounts cannot take advantage of an election law that exempts tax expenditure on candidates.
6/28/1975As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence.
6/28/1975Shahjahan, great mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore.
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
9/15/1997Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.
9/19/1995PM leaves for a 5-day visit to the two Central Asian republics of Turkmenistan and Kyrghistan.
6/6/1981The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.