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Historical Event on 2/26/1975

Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India called 'Shankar Kendara' in Ahmedabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/17/1994Chimanbhai Patel, chief minister of Gujrat, passed away at the age of 65 years.
6/23/1958Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority.
7/14/1636Aurangzeb was appointed as Shahjahan by Viceroy of Deccan.
11/20/1998Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
5/10/1857India's real mutiny begins with the revolt of Sepoys of Meerut near Delhi the next day.
5/10/1857Saint Kabir was born.
12/25/1999An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.
5/22/1992India launches its 'Agni' rocket.
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
4/20/1997Sheri Bamboat and Hamshad Bamboat win National sea-bird sailing title.