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Historical Event on 1/26/1997

Mizoram becomes a dry state, the fourth, after Gujarat, AP and Haryana.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/22/1971Indian and Pakistan governments protested violations of national airspace along the western border, but aerial conflict between the respective air arms began, preceding full-scale warfare between India and Pakistan by 12 days.
9/7/1887Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, was born at Dhamrai in Dhaka now in Bangladesh.
7/21/1999Bansi Lal, Haryana Chief Minister, quits before seeking a trust vote; and rebels form a separate party.
6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
2/13/1719Jahandar Shah was strangled to death and the Sayyid brothers were killed soon after.
10/20/1997All India Hindu Conference begins at Hardwar.
6/21/1862Ganendra Mohan Tagore was the first Indian to get the Barrister-at-Law Degree after passing the examination from Lincoln Inn University.
12/27/1977The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
4/19/1960Meeting of Afro-Asian Conference at New Delhi.
12/12/1872Balkrishna Shivram Munje, freedom fighting leader and president of Hindu Mahasabha, was born.