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Historical Event on 1/26/1997

Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/3/1908Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers.
10/26/1814British General Governor declared war against Nepal.
9/15/1862Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born.
8/29/1947A conference of the Governor General and the two PMs of India and Pakistan with their military commanders to stop communal riots in the Punjab.
7/14/1928Bedabrata Barua, educationist, social reformer and politician, was born.
7/31/1997V. Thangapandian (64), Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes Minister, died at Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar district.
9/2/1970Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.
9/22/1999Former Test all-rounder Chandu Borde was re-appointed chairman of National Selection Committee on Day two of the BCCI AGM in Jaipur.
12/28/1983Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29.
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.