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Historical Event on 1/26/1999

21 dalits are gunned down by the Ranbit Sena in Jahanabad district in Bihar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/7/1991India successfully launches Prithvi-III, surface-to-air missile from Sriharikota.
11/15/1932Surinder Kumar Mehra, Air Chief Marshal, was born in Delhi
12/24/1984Eigth General Elections of India began .
12/20/1967Indira Gandhi gets powers to outlaw groups that question sovereignty.
5/21/1996M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.
1/6/1832Publication of 'Darpan' magazine started.
7/7/1763Britishers declared Mir Jafer as Nawab of Bengal.
9/30/1961Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay.
11/8/1977Bommi Narsing Reddy, famous film story writer and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, passed away.
2/1/1930A bomb, believed to be planted by Indian nationalists, is found at the British Museum at London.