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Historical Event on 1/26/1981

Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1930British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists.
12/30/1964500 people seized by Chinese spies.
11/10/1909Gandhiji replies to Tolstoy, sends his biography by Doke.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
9/4/19676.5 earthquake at Koyna Dam in Maharashtra kills 200 people.
6/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.
7/8/1928Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks.
9/1/1956Life Insurance Corporation of India was established and all Life Insurance Business Companies were nationalised and merged in this corporation.
10/11/1923Harish Chandra was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His work in a narrow branch of modern mathematics led to its developement to such an extent that it drew the attention of mathematicians all over the world.
2/1/1931Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue.