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Historical Event on 1/26/2001
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/6/1827 | Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, passed away at the age of 65 years. |
8/13/1928 | Nationalists issue a draft constitution calling for dominion status and a two-chamber parliament. |
3/31/1843 | Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first musical playwright of Marathi, was born. |
11/18/1961 | The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa . |
2/16/1927 | Rail service started between India and Nepal. |
7/1/1781 | British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued. |
9/22/1687 | Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom. |
5/12/1993 | Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states. |
10/21/1762 | Herman W Daendels, Brig-General and Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11), was born. |
2/14/1994 | The controversial Supreme Court Judge V.Ramaswami, who survived an impeachment motion in Parliament, retires. |
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