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Historical Event on 1/26/1957

Ashok Omprakash Malhotra, cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84), was born in Amritsar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1957First Indian Atomic Reactor ""Apsara"" at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation.
10/21/1995L.K.Advani unanimously re-elected BJP president for the fourth time in New Delhi.
7/14/1992The Lok Sabha passes a bill seeking to confer on the President the powers of the Legislature of J&K.
5/26/1993The Centre decides to implement the Mandal Commission recommendation to provide 27\% reservation for the socially and educationally backward classes in the Central Services from 15th June.
5/7/1973The foundation stone was laid of Itanagar, the new capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
1/14/1998Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economist, is sworn in new Master of the Trinity College. He is the first Asian to head a Cambridge College.
8/7/1999A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, appeals to the United States to name Pakistan as a terrorist state.
8/25/1888Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born.
3/6/1990India wins Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament.
8/20/1998The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj.