Learn about the importance of January 26 . Major historical events on this day in India. Famous Birthdays and death anniversaries on 26th January. Historical events 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 1565 – Battle of Talikota, fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan sultanates, leads to the subjugation, and eventual destruction of the last Hindu kingdom in India, and the consolidation of Islamic rule over much of the Indian subcontinent. 1930 – The Ind