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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
6/3/1818Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends.
5/29/1979Perminder Singh Sangha, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Oslo, Norway.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
4/4/1926Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues.
12/6/1976Nana Patil, great revolutionary, passed away.
12/6/1976Firuz Shah Tughluq(1351-88), nephew of Muhammad Tughluq, succeded as emperor of Delhi.
4/3/1996Union Ministers P. Chidambaram and M. Arunachalam resign over the issue of revival of alliance between Cong (I) and AIADMK.
6/1/1916Lokmanya Tilak roared ''Freedom is by birthright'' at Ahmednagar.
2/24/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India begins.
3/21/1993The 68 km Mangalore-Udupi stretch of the west coast Konkan rail line opened by the PM.