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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
9/21/2000J.W. Singh, suspended Mumbai High Court judge facing charges of extortion in nexus with the underworld, dismissed from judicial service.
12/9/1825Tula Ram Rao, one of the revolutionary heroes of the 1857 and Sepoy Mutiny, was born.
1/17/1987Tata Football Academy was opened in Tatanagar.
1/2/1964Raichaudhary Ambikagiri, nationalist Asamia poet, died.
10/12/1997India Seniors lift Challenger Trophy cricket title.
3/10/1995ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days.
2/10/1921Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and nobel prize winner, passed away.
11/2/1990Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.
8/1/1986