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Historical Event on 1/26/1997

Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1967Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969.
7/18/1987Amitabh Bachhan resigns his Lok Sabha membership.
1/1/1979This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Child"".
9/18/1941Arjuncharan Srimukh Sethi was born in Odang village in Balasore (now known as Bhadrak) in Orissa.
9/29/19641,000 people were killed as a reservoir burst.
9/29/1964Meerabai, saint poet, passed away.
6/3/1993K N Venkatasubramanian,IOC Chairman, suspended for leaking information about oil purchase plans to international dealers.
12/19/2000A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city.
4/20/1971Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.
8/10/1994President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months beginning 3rd Sept.