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Historical Event on 1/26/1993

Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1998Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.
3/3/1952The Indian National Congress secured absolute majority in the Lok Sabha in the General elections.
1/6/1664Chhatrapati Shivaji attacked on Surat.
10/30/1999The Central Ministerial team led by Mr. Advani is prevented from making an on-the-spot assessment of the havoc wrecked by the super cyclone.
6/11/1907Shantilal Jivanlal Gandhi, famous Hindi writer, was born in Mehmadabad, Gujarat .
6/11/1907Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle.
5/13/1998India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokharan in Rajasthan.
8/14/1997Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence.
12/22/1986India cricket team score 7-676 vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur.
4/6/1985Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final.