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Historical Event on 1/26/1927
Laxman Madhav Katre, former Indian Air Chief Marshall, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1931 | Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue. |
| 5/8/1992 | Eighth Plan outlay increased to Rs. 7,98,000 crores; Public Sector outlay goes up to 45\%. |
| 5/26/1935 | Swami Mrigendra Channaya, great Social Scientist in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 7/31/1997 | V. Thangapandian (64), Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Minister, died at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district. |
| 1/6/1999 | Shiv Sena activists dug up the Kotla pitch in Delhi with a view to prevent the Indo-Pakistan first Test which was to commence from Jan. 28. |
| 5/7/1973 | Shivkumar Batalvi, famous Punjabi poet, died. |
| 8/17/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India. |
| 3/28/1984 | Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 6/6/1909 | Morappakam Joysam Gopalan, cricketer (1 Test India v England 1933-34), was born in Maduranthakam, Madras. |
| 10/15/1997 | Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things' |
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