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Historical Event on 1/26/1961

Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/27/2000The Clinton administration rejects a demand by 21 U.S. Congressmen for declaring India a terrorist state in the wake of attacks on Christian priests and churches.
3/9/1996Chaudhary Randhir Singh appointed Governor of Sikkim.
6/13/1879Ganesh Damodar (Babarao) Savarkar, revolutionary, was born.
4/12/1752Agreement to save the king between Shinde and Holkar.
6/5/1980Manipur University was established.
11/3/1992Premnath, hero and villan of Hindi film industry, passed away.
4/26/1908Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
7/3/1956Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London.
11/5/1976Lok Sabha votes to extend its own life by another year.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.