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Historical Event on 1/26/1950

India is proclaimed a Sovereign Democratic Republic ceasing to be a British dominion and adopted Indian Constitution which came into force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1940Shrikant Sinkar, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
6/30/1979R. D. Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation. He was there in this office till 24 Jan. 1980.
8/5/1978Five died and 70 were injured as upper-caste Hindus clashed with untouchables in Maharashtra.
7/1/1990General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff.
3/17/1989Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away.
9/2/1984Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar.
3/12/1991Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray admits to an Opposition-sponsored motion for removal of the Supreme Court Judge V. Ramaswamy for alleged misappropriation of public funds, and sets up a three-Judge committee to investigate.
6/30/1914Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa.
2/11/1998The Punjab police unearth a plot to kill Prime Minister I. K. Gujral, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, and Congress(I) leader Sonia Gandhi by a pro-Khalistan militant group.
1/31/1997INS Vikrant, Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier, de-commissioned.