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Historical Event on 1/26/1960
More medals for armed forces were instituted including the Vishisht Seva Medal (in the classes), Sainya Seva Medal, Videsh Seva Medal and Sena, Nao Sena and Vayu Sena Medals.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/6/1774 | British Government supported Peshwa Raghunath Rao to re-conqure Pune. |
| 3/31/1990 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous). |
| 1/5/2000 | Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament. |
| 1/5/2000 | Babur's eldest son Humayun ascended the throne. He was, doubtless, a man of parts. |
| 11/16/1995 | The Pension scheme ordinance for 18 million Provident Fund subscribers takes effect with an initial corpus of Rs. 85.00 billion. |
| 9/9/1997 | Designated court decides to frame charges against 49 persons, including Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray, BJP president L. K. Advani and former U.P. Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, in cases relating to Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. |
| 10/1/1991 | India takes over the presidency of Security Council with Ambassador G.R. Gharekhan in the chair. |
| 9/7/1995 | Mohammed Yousef Jameel, BBC stringer and special correspondent of The Asian Age, died in a parcel bomb explosion in Srinagar. |
| 8/14/1954 | 'State Carrom Association' was established in Mumbai. |
| 10/20/1981 | 21-month-old Left United Front Ministry led by E. K. Nayanar resigns in Kerala. |
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