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Historical Event on 1/26/1997

Mizoram becomes a dry state, the fourth, after Gujarat, AP and Haryana.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1773Amstored Lord William Piet, governor, was born.
9/29/1977India and Bangladesh signed settlement for distributing Ganga river water.
5/21/1991Rajiv Gandhi, Indian Prime Minster (1984-91), assassinated by human bomb explosion plotted by LTTE at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, 40 km from Madras, at 10.20 P.M.
6/1/1996H.D. Deve Gowda's 21-member Central cabinet sworn in.
8/12/1997Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai.
4/30/1908Khudiram Bose along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to throw a bomb at a carriage supposed to be carrying the tyrannical magistrate Kingsford. Unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death.
12/24/1809Christopher ""Kit"" Carson, KY, union brig-general and Indian fighter, was born.
5/29/1982Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kerala, was approved by Union Cabinet.
5/29/1982Amarsingh, Rajput king of Mewar, was born.
3/10/1998India 'A' beats Pakistan 'A' by 58 runs in the fourth test to clinch the rain-hit series 1-0 at Karachi.