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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
3/21/1995Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970.
1/6/1972America declared Naval Drill in the Indian Ocean.
8/2/1987Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title.
1/19/1996Upendranath 'Ashk', noted Hindi literary figure known for his disputed writings, passed away.
6/18/1940Forward Block Party was established.
1/31/1969Saint Meherbaba passed away.
4/22/1996Hiteshwar Saikia, chief minister of Assam (1991-96), passed away at the age of 62 years, and Dr. Bhumidhar Barman became new CM.
10/6/1935Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.
2/22/19901st day India vs New Zealand cricket at Auckland. NZ 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps.
7/9/1992The government agrees to set up a Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the security scam.