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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 |
| 4/12/1942 | Nehru pledges 'no surrender' to the Axis despite the rejection of Britain's plans at New Delhi. |
| 8/15/1990 | Uttar Maharashtra University was established. |
| 11/13/1992 | Dr. Pundalik Dattatrya Gaitonde, Goa freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 3/18/1948 | Eknath Dhondu Solkar, cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder), was born in Bombay. He is recipient of Arjun Award (1973). |
| 12/17/1905 | Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 8/13/1997 | Supreme Court lays down guidelines and norms for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment at work places. |
| 2/6/1994 | Ram Mahadik, Congress leader, passed away. |
| 6/13/1966 | 60 people were killed in a collision between two suburban trains of Bombay. |
| 5/1/1922 | Madhu Limaye, great politician, freedom fighter, writer and national leader, was born at Pune, Maharashtra. |
| 3/1/1917 | J. F. Maden gave a preview of the first Bengali fiction film ""Satyawadi Raja Harischandra"". |
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