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Historical Event on 1/26/1982

Meera Behn (Medlin Slade) freedom fighter, and Gandhin by thought awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/5/1997Mother Teresa, founder of Missionaries of Charity who was awarded with Nobel Prize (1979) and Bharat Ratna, died at the age of 87 due to heart attack late in the evening around 9:30 pm in Calcutta.
8/28/1934Justice Sujata Manohar was born.
3/3/1934Amarsingh Pandurang Rane, educationist, was born at Banage, Kolhapur.
3/1/1997India `A' blanks Sri Lanks 5-0 in the inaugural tennis `Tests' in Delhi.
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
2/4/1628Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra.
1/20/1939Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born.
7/1/1947British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power.
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.
9/4/1862Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born.