February 26 Today in Indian History
Historical Events Historic Event 1910 Gandhi supports the African People's Organisations resolution to declare the Prince of Wales day of arrival in South Africa a day of mourning, in protest against the South Africa Acts disenfranchisement of Indians, Coloureds and Africans Pacifist and Spiritual Leader Mahatma Gandhi 2019 India launches air strikes on alleged terrorist camps within Pakistan More Indian History Famous Birthdays 1887 Benegal Narsing Rau, Indian lawyer and civil servant, President of UN Security Council (1950), helped draft India's constitution, born in Mangalore, India (d. 1953) 1908 Leela Majumdar, Bengali writer (d. 2007) 1915 Pran Nath Chhuttani, Indian physician and teacher, born in Leiah, Pakistan (d. 1996) 1936 Manmohan Desai, Indian filmmaker (Amar Akbar Anthony, Suhaag), born in Bombay, British India (d. 1994) Famous Deaths 1966 Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian independence activist and writer (The Indian War of Independence), dies...