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Historical Event on 1/26/1982

Meera Behn (Medlin Slade) freedom fighter, and Gandhin by thought awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1954French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India.
8/4/1956Apsara, India's first large scale Atomic Energy Nuclear Reactor and first in the East World, was commissioned in Trombay, Bombay.
3/12/1995Congress party loses India national election.
9/3/1979M. M. Bhatnagar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 14-06-1985.
8/10/1755Narayanrao Peshwa was born.
2/25/1897Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born.
2/5/1936Baba Maharaj Satarkar (Nilkanth Gyaneshwar Gore - Satarkar) was born.
10/17/1999Dingko Singh won the bantam weight gold while Services' Ramanand was adjudged the best boxer in the National Boxing championship which concluded in Shimla.
12/20/1987Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup .
9/18/1972India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971.