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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 |
| 6/20/1873 | Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 1/5/1968 | Government of India accepts the administrative reforms commission's recommendation to appoint a Lok Pal. |
| 1/20/1948 | 1. Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi. 2. Three member UN Commission for investigation/mediation on Kashmir. 3. K.M. Cariappa succeeded Lieutenant General D. Rissell as the Army Commander, Delhi and East Punjab and was responsible for conducting the operation in Kashmir. |
| 7/23/1997 | India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. |
| 7/1/1947 | British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power. |
| 7/8/1918 | Montagu - Chelmsford Report was published. This report was prepared to reform the legislature of India. This report was made by Edwin Montagu who was the Secretary of States for India and Lord Chelmsford, who was the Viceroy. |
| 6/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana. |
| 11/20/1917 | Ram Gopal, great Indies /English classical dancer (Blue Peter, Purple Plain), was born. |
| 8/3/1993 | Government assures Lok Sabha that it will revive the proposal for a multi-member election commission. |
| 7/12/1896 | Dangambarrao G. Bindu, politician and father of Hydrabad Liberation Party, was born. |
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