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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
6/19/1979Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party.
9/17/1950Govt. grants diplomatic recognition to Israel.
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
9/12/1786Lord Cornwallis was appointed, and became Governor General of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief Army Officer.
7/2/1757Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar.
7/1/1927Chandrashekhar, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
7/1/1927Daud Shah assasinated Mujahid Shah to become the fourth Bahmani Sultan, but himself was murdered by a slave.
2/17/1992S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away.
11/15/1993IA Airbus with 272 on board forcelands on a paddy field near Tirupati; all passengers safe.
11/3/1605Salim renamed himself as Jahangir and became the king of Agra.