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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
2/7/1908Manmanath Gupta was born.
4/20/1930The Viceroy imposes an ordinance for the suppression of terrorism, following a series of attacks.
9/29/1997Crown Prince of Spain, Felipe de Borbon, visits India.
4/1/1973India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.
8/11/2000Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away.
1/18/1999The office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is ransacked allegedly by Shiv Sainiks protesting agains Pakistan team's tour of India. Shiv Sena denies hand in attack.
11/17/1857Sir Colin Campbell, British Army Officer, managed to supress Indian Mutiny sepoys at Lucknow.
9/18/1803Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India.
11/9/1980P. C. Joshi, former General Secretary of Indian Communist Party, passed away.
10/10/1970Union Government ruled out judicial probe into the death of the late PM Lal Bahadur Shastri.