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Historical Event on 2/26/1857

First Indian Revolution called the Sepoy Mutiny ends in a few months with the fall of Delhi and Lucknow which broke out in Berhampore by the 19th Bengal Infantry.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.
3/16/1993Central government introduces pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers.
9/3/1997Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died.
8/19/1910Sister Alphonsa, teacher and social worker, was born at Kudamaloor, Kerala.
4/6/1998The Sonia Gandhi era begins in the Congress(I) with a special AICC session ratifying the decision of the CWC appointing her president in place of Sitaram Kesri.
12/20/1876Bankinchrandra Chattopadhyay wrote ""Vande Mataram"".
3/3/1859A length of 119 miles of line was laid in the North from Allahabad to Kanpur.
2/13/1969Subroto Tara Banerjee, cricketer (Indian quickie & Dennis Lillee protegee), was born in Patna.