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Historical Event on 1/26/1993

Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/1954Yashpal Barburam Sharma, cricketer (Indian right-handed batsman early 80'), was born in Ludhiana.
2/2/1977Jagjivan Ram, Cabinet member of 30 years, resigns to protest emergency rule causing minor split in Congress party.
5/14/1999Gurucharan Singh Tohra is expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal.
4/14/1998Kushabhau Thakre is declared elected BJP president.
9/17/1960Agreement reached with Pakistan on the distribution of the River Indus and its tributaries.
11/19/1977Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh causing flooding and tidal waves and killing 10,000.
12/7/1856First Hindu widow married officially.
7/16/1969Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.
3/27/1878Britishers sent Indian soldiers to Malta considering that the Russian would attack.
1/25/1824Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, Bengali poet and dramatist, was born in Sagardari village of Jessore district.