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Historical Event on 1/26/2001

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.
10/28/1929Narotam Puna, cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966), was born.
10/28/1929Malik Kafur, Alauddin Khilji's Commander, won the impregnable fort of Devgiri. The fort was entered by the enemy. Raja Ramdeva was taken prisoner and sent to Delhi where Alauddin recieved him untill his death in 1312.
11/16/1995Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.
9/2/1956Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India).
11/25/1999Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
2/13/1994Troops moved to Uttar Pradesh to quell caste violence.
10/9/1931Air Force was established.
11/6/1946Gandhiji leaves for Noakhali; issues statement on ""Partial Fast"". Noakhali tour beg
11/19/1835Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'.