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Historical Event on 1/26/1996

47th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1992Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award.
6/14/1997India expresses regret over ""inadvertent intrusion"" of IAF helicopter into Bangladesh territory.
11/17/1994North Eastern Council decides to include Sikkim in the Council.
9/12/1998Bihar flood toll mounts to 320.
5/20/1878Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated.
10/3/1977Indira Gandhi arrested on charges of official corruption in New Delhi.
7/31/1902Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
10/11/1988Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President.
4/11/1964Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level.
3/25/1920Sardar Sambhaji Chandrojirao Angre, politician and farmer, was born.