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Historical Event on 04/26/1479

Vallabhacharya, founder of 'Pushthimarg Panth', was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
04/26/1479Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Portuguese navigator, arrived in India. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to Calicut, Kerala with three vessels and was the first Westerner to sail to India from Europe.
3/31/1992The new five-year Export-Import policy relaxes restrictions.
1/10/1975India accords recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
4/14/1962Sir Mokshagundam Vivesvaraya, father of modern engineering, passed away at the age of 102. He was receipent of ""Bharat Ratna"" Award.
6/1/1916Lokmanya Tilak roared ''Freedom is by birthright'' at Ahmednagar.
1/15/1988Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras thus creating a world Test record.
4/17/1941Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities.
11/20/1981Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.
4/15/1946Triumphant over flesh and pain they passed away our day of peace to Cain. The original memorial was erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
1/2/2000Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, author of timeless classics 'Charitraheen' and 'Grihadaha', chosen novelist of the century in an online poll conducted by a literary magazine.