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Historical Event on 1/26/1996
47th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/24/1998 | G.M.C. Balayogi of the Telugu Desam is elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha as the candidate of the BJP-led Government. |
| 1/1/1998 | The Election Commission announces the poll schedule for the 12th Lok Sabha. The polling will be on February 16, 22, 28 and March 7. Simultaneously, elections are to be held for the Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assemblies. |
| 12/14/1979 | Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer, two Tests for India and bowling average of 205, died. |
| 1/14/1998 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916). |
| 12/8/1930 | British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists. |
| 11/15/1830 | Ram Mohun Roy sailed for England. He was the first Indian Brahmin (then 'Brahmo') to go to England. |
| 11/15/1830 | Akbar responded with alacrity and arrived at Ahmadabad and made adequate arrangements for its administration. |
| 5/24/1875 | Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan established Mohmmad Anglo Oriental School which was renamed in 1920 as 'Aligarh Muslim University'. |
| 5/4/1995 | The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit. |
| 6/6/1924 | S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born. |
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