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Historical Event on 1/26/1961

Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1999Insp N Gojen Singh won a 'silver' medal in 10,000 m. race and 6th position in 5,000 m. race in the 8th Asian Junior Athletic Championship ( International Level) held at Singapore.
10/26/1999Sonia Gandhi, Congress(I) president, visits cyclone-hit areas.
6/27/1997Surendra Pratap Singh, famous Journalist and former chief editor of Nav Bharat Times Group, died ]at Delhi.
10/9/2000A special court convicts former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha and her associate Sasikala and sentences them to undergo three years imprisonment and two years rigorous imprisonment in two 'Tansi land deal' cases.
4/13/1993Bhupan Hazarika wins Phalke Award for 1992.
5/7/1991Haryana beat Bombay in the cricket Ranji Trophy final by 2 runs.
1/1/1892Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district.
2/18/1941There was a minor revolt in Royal Indian Navy which in now known as Indian Navy.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
12/22/1939When Britain declared war against the Germans it appealed for help from all political parties. Congress put up some conditions which in other words were the immediate transfer of power. The Viceroy promised to give due consideration to the suggestions of each party and that the dominion status would be given after the war. Congress in order to pressurize the Govt. boycotted all ministries and started a civil disobedience movement and eventually resigned. Jinnah declared 22nd Dec 1939 as ""Day of Deliveranc