Learn about the importance of January 26 . Major historical events on this day in India. Famous Birthdays and death anniversaries on 26th January. Awards & Honours given to the people of India on this day 2019 - Padma Shri awarded to Actress Kangana Ranaut, Boxer Mary Kom, TV serial director Ekta Kapoor, Actor/Director Karan Johar, Singer Adnan Sami, Cricketer Zaheer Khan, Mathematician Vashishth Narayan Singh, Singer Suresh Wadkar 2019 - Padma Vibhushan awarded to Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, George Fernandes 2019 - Padma Bhushan awarded to Billionaire Anand Mahindra, Former defence minister Manohar Parrikar, PV Sindhu, Venu Srinivasan Celebrations/Observations on 26th January Republic Day 26th January in the history of India 2023 - India got its first-ever intranasal vaccine iNNOVACC, manufactured by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech. 2001 – The 7.7 Mw Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 13,805–20,023 dead and...