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Historical Event on 1/26/2000

Mr. 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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1951West Germany establishes full diplomatic relations with India.
8/21/1995Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
11/23/1994100 killed in a stampede of Govari Samaj people during a protest march towards Nagpur Assembly.
6/28/1928Baburao Sadvelkar, famous painter, was born.
12/20/1993Bangarappa expelled from Congress for 6 years.
7/22/1999J. H. Patel, Karnataka Chief Minister, recommends dissolution of the Assembly and the Governor Khurshid Alam Khan accepts it. Earlier Mr. Patel drops eight Ministers including the Deputy Chief Minister Siddharamiah.
3/5/1699Maharaja Jaisingh-II crowned as King of Jaipur kingdom and sat on Amber throne.
7/20/1969Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.
4/2/1926The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta.
10/31/1990Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead.