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Historical Event on 7/26/1993

Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1993L K Advani unanimously elected President of BJP.
3/14/1910Dalai Lama makes a rare state visit to the Viceroy of Calcutta.
6/16/1990Bombay gets 42 cm rainfall, the century's highest. The previous high of 41 cm was recorded on 18, 1986.
5/19/1904Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, passed away at Nauheim, Hesse-Nassau, France. He commenced cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.
7/5/1905Lord Curzon joined the part of Bengal to Asam and divided Bengal.
10/19/1920Prakashchandra Sethi, former central minister, was born.
2/12/2000Ashok Shandilya wins the men's title in the National Billiards championship in Bangalore.
8/30/1903Bhagwati Charan Varma was born.
2/12/1993Kapil Dev crosses 400 wickets and 5000 runs in test cricket.
7/2/1999Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).