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Historical Event on 1/26/2001
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/25/1995 | India reaps a record harvest of food grain of 189.77 million tonnes ('94, 95). |
| 12/3/1971 | Indo-Pakistan war begins. On the same day National Emergency was declared by the President of India due to war between both the countries. |
| 3/5/1999 | Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton. |
| 6/2/1908 | Sri Aurobindo, freedom fighter, was arrested in Manik Tala Bomb explosion case. |
| 11/10/1698 | East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time. |
| 8/25/1998 | Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe. |
| 2/11/1979 | Cellular Jail, which is situated at Andaman Nikobar Islands, was declared as a National Memorial. |
| 12/7/1825 | First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta. |
| 4/18/1914 | Jamshedji R. Patel, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1948-59, was born in Mumbai. |
| 1/4/1995 | IAF batch (Angel of Mercy) returns from Somalia after 16 months of stay and 700 sorties. |
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