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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
10/24/1868Balasaheb Pantpratinidhi, king of Aundh and painter, was born.
12/26/1991Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India.
3/1/1955Pakistan vs India five Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw.
9/4/1947Gandhiji breaks fast.
5/17/1999Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it.
8/20/1996India defeat Pakistan in Under-15 World Challenge Final at Lord's, England.
9/29/1993National Human Rights Commission set up.
4/27/1994Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21.
7/1/1927Chandrashekhar, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
12/27/1988The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan.