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Historical Event on 1/26/2001

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/13/1998India, Mauritius sign an agreement on civil aviation in New Delhi in the presence of its two Prime Ministers.
5/16/1911Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
9/14/1971Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, died.
6/5/1994India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.
10/30/1994India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership.
1/30/1785Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born.
9/30/1943Ramanand Chattopadhyay, famous author and journalist, died.
3/22/1969The first public sector petrochemical organisation was inaugurated.
8/19/1944The last Japanese troops driven out of India.
6/22/1994Law for the betterment of women introduced.