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Historical Event on 1/26/2001
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/18/1993 | Asit Sen, famous comedy actor and character artist, died. |
| 12/25/1972 | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker, eminent litterateur, first Indian Governor General and the founder President of Swatantra Party, passed away. |
| 4/1/1978 | India's sixth Five-Year Plan commenced. |
| 3/12/1954 | Indian National Academy of Letters ""Sahitya Academy"" inaugurated by Dr. Radhakrishnan. |
| 1/17/1913 | Yadvendra Singh, HH LtG. Maharaja of Patial, cricketer (scored 24 & 60 in only Test India vs England), was born in Patiala, Punjab. |
| 6/30/1966 | Judge K. Subba Rao became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 11/04/1967. |
| 9/20/1993 | Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in Teheran on a three-day visit. |
| 2/15/1901 | Muddan, famous Kannad poet and author, passed away. |
| 9/1/1956 | Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory. |
| 2/5/1936 | Baba Maharaj Satarkar (Nilkanth Gyaneshwar Gore - Satarkar) was born. |
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