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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 |
| 2/1/1944 | Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born. |
| 11/25/1990 | Sri Lanka all out at 82, Venkatapathy Raju (I) 6-12 off 17.5 overs. |
| 10/17/1906 | Swami Ramtirtha, great social reformer and poet, died at the age of 33. |
| 12/25/1926 | Dharmavir Bharti, journalist and editor of Dharmyug, was born. His famous books are ""Gunahon Ka Devta"" and ""Suraj Ka Satwa Ghoda"". |
| 10/5/1868 | Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born. |
| 9/1/1908 | Amir Elahi, right-hand batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler, born at Multan in Lahore. |
| 10/21/2000 | Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago. |
| 4/18/1612 | Khurram prince was married to Arjumand Banu Begum. |
| 11/14/1681 | East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency. |
| 3/20/1602 | United East India Company of the Netherlands i.e. Dutch East India Company was chartered by States-General of Holland. During its 96-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies. |
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