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Historical Event on 1/26/1997
Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/15/1992 | Lucknow High Court stays any construction activity near the disputed temple in Ayodhya. |
| 10/29/1999 | L .K. Advani, Home Minister, says the Centre is in touch with cyclone-hit states. |
| 1/26/1957 | India annexes Kashmir, Constitution for incorporation with India goes into effect. |
| 2/13/1977 | Jasawant Singh, famous physiologist, passed away. |
| 10/31/1997 | Autonomous Prasar Bharati with enough muscle to get Government off its back is promised by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy, while announcing changes to Prasar Bharati Act in New Delhi. |
| 11/23/1919 | Sitaram Mahadeo Bapat, teacher and author, was born at Miraj in district Sangli. |
| 9/15/1903 | Wazir Syed Ali, right-hand batsman and right-arm fast medium bowler, was born at Jalandhar. |
| 7/10/1927 | Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults. |
| 11/20/1990 | Mulayam Singh Yadav's JD (S) ministry wins a confidence motion (224-146) with the help of Congress (I) in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 10/24/1953 | Selection of the Dassault Ouragan fighter from France at this time reflected the decision to initiate diversification of supply sources. The first four of over 100 Ouragans, or 'Toofanis' as they were to become known in the IAF, reached Palam Airport from France and this type re-equipped Nos.8, 3 and 4 Squadrons in that order. |
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