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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
12/17/1971Ceasefire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir and end of Indo-Pak war.
9/9/1991Gold ornaments pledged by the Goans to the Portugese bank returned to owners.
8/20/1974Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President.
10/31/1885St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi.
6/1/1959N.G. Ranga resigned from the Indian National Congress and took up the leadership of the newly formed Swatantra Party.
9/18/1925Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
1/22/1967Atomic Energy Center was renamed after Homi Jahangir Bhabha as 'Bhabha Atomic Research Centre' at Trombay, Mumbai.
4/21/1998Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission.
11/22/1990Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM, wins confidence motion (202-108).
6/19/1979Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party.