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Historical Event on 1/26/1961
Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/20/1978 | Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment. |
| 1/19/1919 | Dharam Singh, field hockey player for Indian Team at Olympics-1964-Gold Winner, was born. |
| 1/30/1949 | Night Airmail Services was inaugurated. |
| 8/10/1948 | Atomic Energy Commission established. |
| 11/14/1955 | Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President. |
| 7/3/1898 | Gopinath Bhagwan was born at Banamohalla, Srinagar. He is one of the most eminent saints who have graced the sacred land of India. An Ashram at Kharyar, Srinagar is set up by his disciples and devotees to preach his meditation. |
| 2/1/1889 | Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 3/27/1991 | Chautala recommends Assembly dissolution. |
| 5/7/2000 | Ranjit Singh Gill, one of the prime accused in the murder of Lalit Maken and his wife Geetanjali, who was the daughter of the late President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, on July 31, 1985, was extradited to Delhi from the US to stand trial in the case. |
| 5/7/1991 | Haryana beat Bombay in the cricket Ranji Trophy final by 2 runs. |
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