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Historical Event on 1/26/1997
Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/11/2000 | Rajesh Pilot, Congress(I) leader and former Union Minister, died in a road accident in his home constituency, Dausa. |
| 1/26/1961 | Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department. |
| 3/23/1992 | G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away. |
| 8/2/1970 | Smt. Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, India's first woman ambassador, was deputed at Hungary. |
| 10/29/1999 | L .K. Advani, Home Minister, says the Centre is in touch with cyclone-hit states. |
| 4/27/1918 | Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army. |
| 10/15/1946 | Muslim League decides to participate in the Interim Government. |
| 10/15/1946 | Saint Eknath, bhagwatbhakt, passed away. |
| 12/31/1988 | Nuclear Fuel Complex was established in Hyderabad. |
| 11/22/1988 | Baba Amte wins U.N. Human Rights Award. |
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