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Historical Event on 1/26/1995
Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/22/1973 | Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away. |
7/20/1911 | Mohammed Baqa Jilani Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (Test 1936), was born in Jullandur. |
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. |
5/26/1993 | The Centre decides to implement the Mandal Commission recommendation to provide 27\% reservation for the socially and educationally backward classes in the Central Services from 15th June. |
5/28/1978 | The kiss comes to the Hindi screen in 'Love Sublime,' and is seen as a sign of what the govt. calls greater 'creative freedom,' after Indira Gandhi's authoritarian rule at Bombay. |
11/30/1994 | Laxmi Menon, former Foreign state minister, died. |
3/24/1946 | British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence. |
1/17/1989 | Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole. |
6/25/1997 | USA & India sign a new bilateral treaty for the extradition of fugitive offenders. |
3/10/1985 | India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy. |
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