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Historical Event on 1/26/1999

21 dalits are gunned down by the Ranbit Sena in Jahanabad district in Bihar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/9/1999BJP asks Kalyan Singh to step down, chooses Ram Prakash Gupta as his successor.
8/25/1997Cabinet approved the draft of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was to replace the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA).
7/8/1996U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections.
11/12/1999A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh.
9/24/1873Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'.
11/6/1996India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai.
9/11/1888Henry Heras, famous artist and an active member of the Indian Historical Records Commission, was born in Barcelona, Spain.
7/6/1939Manmohan Sood, cricketer (scored 0 & 3 in his only Test for India), was born in Lahore.
3/29/1857Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny.
7/26/1844Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court.