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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
8/17/1916Amritlal Naagar was born.
1/30/1903Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.
10/9/1949The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General.
6/29/1992Congress (I) nominates K. R. Narayanan for the Vice-Presidentship.
6/29/1992Genghis Khan, Monghol conqueror, passed away.
1/10/1998Geet Sethi retains National billiards title in Calcutta.
9/9/1949Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.
9/27/2000Venus Williams of USA claims the women's gold in the tennis event in the Sydney Olympics.
8/1/1952Nationalised Airways at Safdarjung, New Delhi inaugurated by Nehru.
1/22/1996Janata Dal parliamentary party leader Sharad Yadav resigns from Lok Sabha membership (Jain hawala case).