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Historical Event on 2/26/1998

Kalyan Singh wins the ''composite floor test'' in the Assembly, securing 225 votes against the 196 got by Jagadambika Pal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1974Govinddas Seth, Hindi litterateur and politician, died.
6/18/1974General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India.
2/2/1996Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams.
10/11/1923Harish Chandra was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His work in a narrow branch of modern mathematics led to its developement to such an extent that it drew the attention of mathematicians all over the world.
7/7/1998India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.
5/4/1992India and Russia sign a five-year agreement on trade and economic cooperation.
7/11/1998The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent.
9/18/1867Ganganendranath Tagore, great painter, patriot and artist, was born in Calcutta.
12/5/1992Monisha, actress and winner of the 1987 'Urvasi' award for the Malayalam film 'Nakhakshathangal' died at a young age of 21 years.
3/1/1930Coimbatarao Doraikannu Gopinath, cricketer (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950's), was born in Madras.