Year 1857
First military revolt against the British at Baharampur in West Bengal.
FEBRUARY 26
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26 February: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 26 February.
Observances & Special Days
Liberation Day of Kuwait.
National Wear Red Day of United Kingdom.
Saviour's Day of Nation of Islam.
Year 1858
Diwan Maniram Dutta and Piyali Barua were hanged for their efforts to re-establish the royal family of Assam.
Year 1928
A generation of Christians who converted from Hindu to Christianity began to be converted back to Hinduism.
Year 1930
The First Red and Green traffic Lights installed in Manhattan New York City.
Year 1975
The country’s first kite museum, Shankar Center, was established in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
1984, 26th Feb: INSAT-1-E, an all-India multi-purpose Indian satellite, was dedicated to the nation.
Year 1993
In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes.
Year 1998
The Parli-Vaijnath Thermal Power Station generated 14.709 million units of electricity in a single day, setting a new record for power generation (in India and beyond).
Year 1999
The tasteful hotel in Ghosale Lake, Thane, the first floating hotel in Asia, was gutted by fire.
Year 2019
India launched air strikes on alleged terrorist camps within Pakistan.
Born 1802
Victor Marie Hugo, a French poet, novelist, and dramatist.
Born 1829
Levi Strauss, a German-born American businessman who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans, Levi Strauss & Co.
Born 1874
Kalapi, Indian Gujrati poet.
Born 1887
Sir Benegal Narsing Rau, an Indian diplomat and statesman known for his key role in drafting the Constitution of India.
Born 1908
Leela Majumdar, a Bengali writer.
Born 1922
Manmohan Krishna, a popular Indian film actor, and director.
Born 1937
Manmohan Desai, a veteran Indian film producer, and director.
Born 1957
Shaktikanta Das, former Governor of the Reserve bank of India.
Born 1994
Bajrang Punia, a freestyle wrestler from India.
Died 1886
Narmadashankar Dave, a Gujarati poet.
Died 1887
Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi, the first Indian female practitioner of western medicine.
Died 1966
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, an Indian independence activist and politician.
Died 2004
Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan, an Indian politician.