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Historical Event on 1/26/1950

India is proclaimed a Sovereign Democratic Republic ceasing to be a British dominion and adopted Indian Constitution which came into force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/25/1998Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.
1/5/199860 are killed as the Bareilly-Varanasi passenger train rammed the Kashi Viswanath Express near Hardoiin, Uttar Pradesh.
8/21/1997Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.
10/14/1885Mukandi Lal, famous Hindi writer, was born in Chamoli at U.P.
1/20/1957South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports.
7/24/1997Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.
4/1/1973India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.
7/23/1988Jahangir Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for India 1932-36), died.
9/19/1704Guru Govind Singh died.
7/22/1925Homi Jehangir Teleyarkhan, social worker, was born.