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Events on Thursday 26 January 1950 2
1950 – 2008Jörg Haider (1950-2008)Died 11 October 2008, aged 58Austrian right-wing politician who led the Freedom Party and later the Alliance for Austria's Future, and served as governor of Carinthia. He died in a car accident in Klagenfurt.
1950Republic of India proclaimedThe constitution comes into forceOn 26 January 1950 the Constitution of India — the longest written constitution of any sovereign nation — came into force, making India a sovereign democratic republic. The date is celebrated each year as Republic Day.