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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
3/3/1999Four members of the forward Bhumihar community and alleged members of the Ranbir Sena are gunned down by an armed squad of the People's War Group in Bhimpura village of Jehanbad district in Bihar.
9/1/1956Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory.
6/11/1999India provided incontrovertible tape evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the Kargil sector. The Indian army killed 23 intruders in the Batalik and Dras sectors but lost 15 of its men.
10/16/1999A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly.
11/24/1998Polling is held in 626 assembly constituencies spread over four States - Delhi, Madhya Prades, Mizoram and Rajasthan.
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
5/20/1976Oil production started from Bombay High.
9/22/1891Gangopadhyay Taraknath, famous novelist in Bengal, passed away.
6/6/1992Ordinance issued to attach the properties of persons involved in the security scam.
11/16/1990Chandrasekhar Government wins confidence motion of 280 for 214 against and 11 abstained (17 members were absent).