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Historical Event on 1/26/1995

Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/16/1999Amarjeet Kaypee of Haryana, during an innings of 148 against Madhya Pradesh in the super-league match at Rajnandgaon, overtook Ashok Malhotra's 7,274 runs and became the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy.
2/23/1998Raman Lamba, former Indian Test cricketer, passed away in Dhaka, three days after being hit on the head while close-in fielding.
11/23/1946Kailasham Tyagraj Paramshiv, famous Kannada dramatist, passed away.
9/17/1924Popati Ramchand Hiranandani, famous Hindi writer, was born at Hyderabad in Sind.
3/12/1996Last session of the 10th Lok Sabha ends.
10/16/1952Pakistan's first Test vs India starts at Delhi.
9/24/1994At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat.
8/30/1659Aurangzeb plotted the death of his brother Dara Shikoh and beheaded him. He was buried in a vault under the dome of Humayun's tomb.
1/19/1919Dharam Singh, field hockey player for Indian Team at Olympics-1964-Gold Winner, was born.
1/6/1996CBI identifies two key figures - Satyanarayana Gauda and Daya Manikam Anand - in Purulia arms drop case.