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Historical Event on 12/26/1999
Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/16/1911 | Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah. |
| 2/16/1745 | Thorle Madhavrao, fourth Peshwa in Maratha kingdom, was born. |
| 2/21/1952 | The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras. |
| 12/6/2000 | Bishop Vinod Peter, National Christian Council of India president and church of North India moderator, and Rajasthan CNI Bishop Gerald Andrews die in a car accident near Jodhpur in Rajasthan. |
| 5/30/1895 | Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born. |
| 6/10/1928 | Papan Ramchand Panjabi, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1978-81, was born in Mumbai. |
| 5/13/1962 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) |
| 1/31/1997 | Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5). |
| 9/8/1953 | Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Premier of Kashmir, was shot at. |
| 1/30/1996 | Supreme Court directs CBI and other govt. agencies to speed up the Jain hawala probe. |
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