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Historical Event on 1/26/1997
Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/5/1982 | C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous music director, died. |
| 6/10/1997 | 18 persons were killed and 10 wounded by suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura militants at Thalchhara near Agartala. |
| 6/10/1997 | Bahadur Shah captured the fort of Chittor and then marched against the Mughal emperor. |
| 1/11/1966 | Gulzarilal Nanda was appointed as the acting Prime Minister of India. He held this position till January 24, 1966. |
| 7/29/1802 | Agreement between Gaikwad of Baroda and Britishers about the army. |
| 8/4/1993 | Swami Chinmayananda, master in study of Bhagwadgita, died at the age of 76 in San Diego. |
| 9/16/1973 | Abasaheb Mujumdar, great musician, died. |
| 10/12/1997 | Leander-Mahesh claim sixth doubles title of the year when they bagged the Heinekin Open ATP Tour series doubles in Singapore |
| 4/4/1947 | San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India. |
| 8/10/1986 | Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune. |
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