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Historical Event on 1/26/1930
Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/3/1764 | Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India. |
| 6/19/1999 | The ''people's bus'' from Calcutta rolls into Dhaka and is formally received by the Prime Minister and his Bangladesh counterpart. |
| 1/2/1993 | Allahabad court allows 'darshan' at Ayodhya. |
| 11/8/1966 | Rameshwari Nehru, freedom fighter and social worker, died at 80 years in New Delhi. She founded ""Stree-Darpan"" Magazine in 1909 and was president of ""Indian Women Association"". She had received Lenin Peace Prize in 1961 for her humanitarian services for upliftment of the down |
| 8/18/1990 | President R Venkataraman presented the colours to the Officers Training Academy in recognition of their services to the Nation. |
| 1/15/1977 | Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui, modern Urdu writer, passed away. |
| 7/17/1997 | K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state. |
| 2/12/1960 | Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers. |
| 1/19/1995 | Prof. Armaity Desai, eminent Sociologist, appointed the new UGC Chairperson. |
| 11/30/1920 | N. B. Kamat, filmmaker and distributor, was born. |
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