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Historical Event on 1/26/2001
Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/8/1920 | A. Adivi Reddy, social reformer and educationist, was born at Chandragiri, AP. |
| 12/10/1999 | Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively. |
| 9/18/1967 | English was adopted the official language of Nagaland . |
| 6/22/1880 | Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer of Assam, poet, editor, journalist and lawyer, was born at Dibrugarh, Assam. |
| 6/17/1756 | Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21. |
| 6/9/1986 | First AIDS death reported from a private hospital in Mumbai. |
| 10/1/1949 | 'Marathi Rangbhumi' , a drama company, established. |
| 4/29/1997 | R. N. Malhotra, 71, former RBI Governor, died. |
| 4/29/1997 | Babur won the first Panipat battle and entered in North India's capital Agra. |
| 1/5/1994 | Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra. |
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