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Historical Event on 2/26/1901

The notes of Rs twenty denomination were issued with two issuing circles. These notes had four numeric denominations.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/1963Acharaya Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi writer, poet and novelist, died. He was editor of Hindi journals like ""Marwari Sudhar"", ""Samanwaya"", ""Adarsh"" etc. He wrote 400 short stories and 67 biographies. His novel ""Dehati Dunia"" is acclaimed as first regional novel in Hindi.
6/1/1927Justice Savyasachi Mukherjee was born.
5/4/1783Tipu Sultan was enthroned as the ruler of Mysore after the death of Haider Ali in a simple ceremony at Bednur. He continued the Second Mysore War against the English. He defeated many EnglishGenerals like Brithwhite & Col. Bailey. Tipu Sultan signed the treaty at Mangalore on 11th March 1784 A.D. which was known as the Mangalore treaty.
6/9/1659Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangzeb's army by Jiwan Khan, a Baluchi whose life was saved by Dara.
3/10/1873Maulana Shaukat Ali, freedom fighter, nationalist and Muslim politician, was born.
1/26/2000Mr. K. Vadivel Raj gets the 1999 Kabir Puraskar for rescuing 11 persons of another community during caste violence in September 1998 in a village in Tamil Nadu.
7/1/1991Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.
9/1/1947Indian Standard Time was adopted.
11/11/1979President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.
7/5/1970Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives.