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Historical Event on 1/26/1982

Meera Behn (Medlin Slade) freedom fighter, and Gandhin by thought awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
8/1/1997Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.
10/19/1983Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar shares the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with fellow American Prof. William Fowler.
4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.
1/22/1989Madhya Pradesh CM Arjun Singh resigns on Churhat lottery case grounds.
7/24/1992Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune.
6/29/199324 jawans were killed in ambush by NSCN militants in Manipur.
8/28/1973India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
2/20/1846Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore.
11/1/1927Ghani Khan Chaudha, political leader, was born.