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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 |
| 3/23/1992 | G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away. |
| 6/3/1997 | Four women ministers (Renuka Choudhry, Kamala Sinha, Ratnamala Savanur & Jayanti Natarajan) join I K Gujral cabinet. |
| 2/25/1982 | J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away. |
| 10/6/1997 | Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title. |
| 2/8/1994 | Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed away. |
| 1/12/1948 | Gandhiji decides to fast for communal peace in Delhi for communal riots which broke between Hindus and Muslims at Calcutta. Mountbatten fails to dissuade Gandhiji. |
| 9/25/1984 | Indian Army withdraws from the Golden Temple; repair of Akal Takht complete. |
| 4/10/1880 | C.Y. Chintamani, renowned journalist, was born. |
| 7/2/1757 | Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar. |
| 7/12/1920 | Siddharthacharry V, educationist and diplomat, was born at Mysore. |
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