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Historical Event on 1/26/1997

Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1991IAF men die in an air crash in Bangalore.
2/4/1948Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) banned. Finance Minister announces nationalisation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after Sept 30, 1948.
3/27/2000Mohan Bagan lifts title in the National Football league in Calcutta.
5/31/1994Pandit Samtaprasad, famous Tabla player, passed away.
7/12/1957Sahajada Karim became Aga Khan.
9/12/1990Konkan Railway project formally launched with the opening of a project office in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra State.
7/1/1909Madanlal Dhingra, revolutionary, assassinated Sir William Curzon Wyllie, a prominent Anglo-Indian, at the Imperial Institute in London.
8/17/1944Indian Viceroy Viscount Wavell rejects Gandhi's request to discuss war support in return for Indian independence.
6/12/1990Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.
8/23/1947Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.