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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
12/4/1940Khurshid Novrojee, freedom fighter, was arrested for not giving prior intimation to go in tribal area. She had founded Gujarat, Kathiwad and Bombay Presidency ""Women Voluntary Amry"".
6/24/1986Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave.
6/24/1986Akbar attacked on Malwa at Sarangpur and defeated Bajbahadar.
10/28/1999Insurance Bill is introduced amid protest in the Lok Sabha.
4/1/1878Calcutta Museum was opened for general public.
5/27/1997Sri Lanka claims Independence Cup, winning the second match in the best-of-three finals in Calcutta.
1/16/1896Jaideva Singh, famous musician and educationist, was born Shohratgarh, U.P.
10/22/1764The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro.
11/14/1959Nehru rejects China's proposal for a mutual withdrawal of troops from a border buffer zone.
7/8/1996U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections.