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Historical Event on 1/26/1965

Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1994Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.
3/31/1992The new five-year Export-Import policy relaxes restrictions.
3/31/1986Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
2/1/1986Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.
12/5/1950Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and teacher, passed away.
6/9/1997At least 50 persons were killed and 5,000 families affected in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Gangktok.
11/17/1932The Third Round Table Conference began in London. It was not attended by the Congress as the real Indian participation in the making of the constitution was negligible. Since Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it either. This conference ended on 24th November 1932 without achieving anything.
2/26/1971Noel David, Hyderabad off-spinner who played ODI in 1997, was born.
4/8/1894Lifetime of Swami Chandrashekarendra(1894-1994), venerated Shankaracharya saint of Kanchi monastery in South India.