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Historical Event on 1/26/1950

Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/27/1917Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar, cricketer (batted in 3 Tests India v Australia 1947-48), was born in Maharashtra.
6/27/1917The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East.
7/2/1997Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India.
4/22/1991IMF and the World Bank decide to grant $1 billion loan to India.
4/12/1992The 350-tonne Buddha statue salvaged from the Hussain Sagar where it had sunk in 1990.
2/19/200018 people die following a fire on the Ferozepur-bound 2137-down Punjab Mail between Dushkeda and Savada stations near Bhusaval, about 433 km from Mumbai.
5/25/1995Voting on the Criminal Law Bill differed again in Rajya Sabha.
3/12/1967Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India for the second time after winning the General Elections.
6/1/1992Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Academy established at Satara.
4/24/1944Shivprasad Gupta, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, passed away.