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Historical Event on 8/26/1997

Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1997Delhi High Court quashes charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against L.K. Advani (BJP President), and former Union Minister V.C. Shukla in the Jain hawala case.
2/12/2000Ashok Shandilya wins the men's title in the National Billiards championship in Bangalore.
11/29/1952First international organization for birth control founded in Bombay.
6/14/1995RBI announces the introduction of appointing ombudsmen to redress grievances and disputes of bank customers.
1/1/1880Money order system was introduced.
12/3/1971Indo-Pakistan war begins. On the same day National Emergency was declared by the President of India due to war between both the countries.
8/8/1968Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar.
1/12/2000T. S. Krishna Murthy is appointed Election Commissioner in place of G.V.G. Krishnamoorthy who retired.
2/18/1836Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa(1836-86), was born early morning in Kamarpukur village in Hooghly district, West Bengal. His real name was Gadadhar Chatterji. He was God-intoxicated Bengali Shakta saint, Guru of Swami Vivekananda. He exemplified the bhakti dimension of 'Shakta Universalism'.
11/27/1984Percy Norris, British Deputy High Commissioner in Bombay, assassinated in Bombay.