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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 |
| 11/5/1929 | Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, died. |
| 6/30/1823 | Sir Dinshaw Manokji Petit, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 12/15/1908 | Swami Ranga Natahananda, was born at Trikkur, Kerala. |
| 9/29/1992 | Andhra CM Janardhana Reddy resigned. |
| 10/11/1737 | A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives. |
| 1/1/1981 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"". |
| 4/20/1991 | Ganesh Sadashiv Bhat, famous Marathi film director and President's Award winner of 1963, passed away. |
| 1/6/1993 | India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project. |
| 6/1/1819 | William Carey, Ward and Marshman established the Serampore College in Bengal. |
| 11/5/1605 | Accession of Jahangir |
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