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Historical Event on 1/26/1957
Ashok Omprakash Malhotra, cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84), was born in Amritsar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/1/1955 | India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force. |
| 1/1/1914 | Dhirendra Nath Mukherji, social worker, was born at Bankura, West Bengal. |
| 11/16/1998 | Kiran More, former Indian stumper, calls it a day from first class cricket at Baroda. |
| 5/25/1996 | Maharashta govt. announces decision to revive Sri Krishna Commission set up to probe the 1993 Mumbai riots. |
| 6/22/1897 | The Chafekar brothers, Damodar and Balkrishna, shot British Officer Rand in Pune. This event played a very important role in the revolutionary freedom fighter. |
| 4/30/1992 | Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes. |
| 2/9/1917 | Homi Talyarkhan, great politician, was born. |
| 10/17/1979 | Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 4/4/1932 | Rameshchandra Gangaram Nadkarni alias ""Bapu Nadkarni"", cricketer (economical Indian slow left-armer 1956-68), was born in Nasik, Maharashtra. |
| 7/21/1994 | The Supreme Court declares that SC/ST will lose status on migration to other states. |
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